help the General Noob

If I ping the bottom to get depth can destroyers hear my ping ?

[Carthaginian]

Originally Posted by jason8888

If I ping the bottom to get depth can destroyers hear my ping ?

Yes, they can hear you any time you make noise. Using active sonar to discover where the bottom is makes a lot of noise.

Active sonar in the presence of an enemy vessel is to be avoided at all costs. It's kind of like using a flashlight to find someone hiding from you in the dark- you might be able to find them if you happen to point the light in the right direction... but it's a lot easier for them to see your light shining around while you look for them!

Originally Posted by Carthaginian

Yes, they can hear you any time you make noise. Using active sonar to discover where the bottom is makes a lot of noise.

Active sonar in the presence of an enemy vessel is to be avoided at all costs. It's kind of like using a flashlight to find someone hiding from you in the dark- you might be able to find them if you happen to point the light in the right direction... but it's a lot easier for them to see your light shining around while you look for them!

well that explains a lot lol I was doing that mission where you have to go do recon of a enemy harbor and I pinged when I seen a destroyer lol. Next thing I knew he was on on me bad, wont make that mistake again