CAPTOR and RA

[NiceSub]

Originally Posted by FPSchazly

That's quite an interesting tactic. Why not just drop a torpedo instead of a CAPTOR?

I have noticed once I pass a sub and get MAD I have already flown above it and by the time I set torp and press fire its is far behind me. Thats why I always keep CAPTOR preselected and KILL READY in case of random MAD I can drop it ASAP. The thing is now the CAPTOR in RA do not see the sub that is flanking right next to it. It was 100% inside it CAPTOR radius that is if I am not mistaken 2.5nm effective.

So can somebody shed some light on depth setting relating CAPTOR and its usage in RA? How do you set it up to to get hit with it? It seems my does not see sub for some reason

[p7p8]

All about depth you have in manual page 45

[NiceSub]

Originally Posted by p7p8

All about depth you have in manual page 45

That is my theory too, thing is the translation to English about the CAPTOR is bit hard to understand. Thats why I am asking here if someone could explain me those settings and how to deploy it properly.

[p7p8]

You settings depth of CAPTOR doesn't matter because it depends from seabed depth:

At water depths up to 230 meters (754ft) of the mine is set in the bottom position of 7.5 m from
the ground.
At water depths between 230-460 meters (754-1509ft), put mines is equal to half the
depth of space, and at a bottom depth more than 460 meters, it is 305 meters (1000 ft), which is close to the limit.

As you can see, depth of CAPTOR is set automatically.

[FPSchazly]

It should see that Han pretty easily. I know if I get within a few thousand yards of one in a 688(I) at around 7 knots, I set off CAPTORs like it's nothing!

I'd also like to bring up a CAPTOR discussion based on what you guys have said. Is this behavior kind of "glitchy" or an unintentional side effect of how the CAPTOR is modeled? Shouldn't this thing have to sink to the bottom and set itself up before it actually fires on something instead of launching its torpedo as soon as it hits the water? Basically, shouldn't there be a decent length delay between the CAPTOR entering the water and it being ready to launch its torpedo?