Hydrophone question

[Johnfb]

Your sonar man will tell you from his reports about the nearest sound etc. from his icon on the lower left hand side of the screen.

If you want to listen "manually" hit "H" key or click into sonar room from where the captain bunk is and click on the wheel to spin it around, when the ship comes into range you will hear the chugging of the propeller and the notepad will tell you the location of the ship.

Hope this helps

[Gerald]

Glad ya get help.

[Jimbuna]

Welcome Aboard

[HW3]

Welcome Aboard!

[gi_dan2987]

Ahoy Mate! Welcome Aboard!

Wilkommen an Bord, Krumski!
When speaking of hydrophone, you'll have to keep in mind that your hydrophone operator should have a hearing aid since he - even if experienced - can only detect a target to at most 15-20 km, whereas you yourself hear a ship at a range of 30 km in favourable conditions. For that very reason don't forget what the manual says:

This possibility of using the hydrophone to help in detecting surf ships should, however, be restricted to those cases in which the submarine is unavoidably compelled to stay below the surface. The hydrophone must not lead to inactivity [passivity] underwater, which would be wrong; it is an auxiliary instrument and no more, and can never be a substitute for ocular perception and surface viewing. As soon as visibility allows, the place of the submarine is on the surface. Otherwise valuable opportunities of attack are lost.

THE SUBMARINE COMMANDER'S HANDBOOK
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[Johnfb]

Originally Posted by allievo

Wilkommen an Bord, Krumski!
When speaking of hydrophone, you'll have to keep in mind that your hydrophone operator should have a hearing aid since he - even if experienced - can only detect a target to at most 15-20 km, whereas you yourself hear a ship at a range of 30 km in favourable conditions. For that very reason don't forget what the manual says:

THE SUBMARINE COMMANDER'S HANDBOOK
Paragraph 28

Great post

[gi_dan2987]

Originally Posted by allievo

Wilkommen an Bord, Krumski!
When speaking of hydrophone, you'll have to keep in mind that your hydrophone operator should have a hearing aid since he - even if experienced - can only detect a target to at most 15-20 km, whereas you yourself hear a ship at a range of 30 km in favourable conditions. For that very reason don't forget what the manual says:

THE SUBMARINE COMMANDER'S HANDBOOK
Paragraph 28

Precisely! This is what I thought the hydrophones were supposed to be used for. So in reality, the "4 bearing hydrophone" method to obtain a targets course and speed all while staying underwater would only get you enough information to set up for a scope attack. I never liked firing at blind bearings because you never know what you're about to torpedo...

It's not very fun when you get 3 torp impacts at night, from extreme distances, and without ever raising a scope, and the crew doesn't cheer. All goes dead silent in the sub. GULP!

You know you're in for some negative renown back at base!