Active sonar ASW vessels and you

JamesT73J · 03-23-06, 04:46 AM

What kind of detection ranges do you typically encounter? I was playing a custom mission with (using the fab LWAMI mod) and was quite surprised to get tagged by an Iranian SAAM at about 10kyds, at least, that's when I got the sixth light on the active intercept. My fault - I thought he had turned away from me but realised that he was in fact closing, but I was too late. I got the full effect of DW's AI unit coordination, and it hurt!

Alot of this is down to me playing the patience game (this unit was not a target in the mission), and the acoustic conditions were very good (picked up the SAAM at about 50 kyds), but I have to say in all the time I played Sub Command and DW, I didn't tend to let ASW units get anywhere near close enough to detect me.

Is it possible to sneak up on targets using active, close enough to ID them through peri?

03-23-06, 04:46 AM	#1
JamesT73J Medic Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 167 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Active sonar ASW vessels and you What kind of detection ranges do you typically encounter? I was playing a custom mission with (using the fab LWAMI mod) and was quite surprised to get tagged by an Iranian SAAM at about 10kyds, at least, that's when I got the sixth light on the active intercept. My fault - I thought he had turned away from me but realised that he was in fact closing, but I was too late. I got the full effect of DW's AI unit coordination, and it hurt! Alot of this is down to me playing the patience game (this unit was not a target in the mission), and the acoustic conditions were very good (picked up the SAAM at about 50 kyds), but I have to say in all the time I played Sub Command and DW, I didn't tend to let ASW units get anywhere near close enough to detect me. Is it possible to sneak up on targets using active, close enough to ID them through peri?