DD's hear you, med range, @ 4knots from behind?

bigboywooly · 08-17-07, 07:23 AM

At 4 kts tis ringing the dinner bell

The stealth meter is only an indication you MAY be heard
Doesnt mean you are

Sailor Steve · 08-17-07, 11:00 AM

Yes...I mean no, it doesn't mean you have been heard...I mean BBW told you right. The meter only tells you how noisy you are at the moment.

Paajtor · 08-17-07, 12:53 PM

lol, nice post Steve

Brag · 08-17-07, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigboywooly

At 4 kts tis ringing the dinner bell

The stealth meter is only an indication you MAY be heard
Doesnt mean you are

Even at 3 kts you can be heard. I approach a convy at 2 kts. After an attack I go down to 1kt after achieving initially satisfactory depth of 80 meters,

tmdgm · 08-17-07, 04:45 PM

I was playing GWX 1.03.

Ok, so 4 kts is too fast. I understand the red color means he could hear me. But believe me, he did.

At least now I know 4 is too fast. I guess I would've thought late 40, only a flower corvette, 1500-2000 meters zigzagging away would've been possiblt to increase speed somewhat. Guess not. Thanks for the info.

GoldenRivet · 08-17-07, 05:18 PM

in 1939 - 1940 a lot of Anti submarine warfare technology was left over from World War One... but then again so was a lot of Submaring technology too.

evading the escorts will be easier in this early part of the war, but you will notice that it is fairly easy to be detected.

try to mount your attacks under the following conditions

1. Night - your vision is impared but so is visual detection by enemy ships!
2. Rough Seas - If you have heavy sea swells little "hills" are created for your boat to hide behind, also more background noise causes enemy sonar equipment to have greater difficulty in detecting you
3. Slow Speed - the slower you go the less engine RPM you are turning out the less noise you are making (2 kts or less)

your approach should always be from ahead of the convoy and off to one side without going near any escorts. i rig for silent running and ride at 60 meters until its time to pop up to PD and attack.

08-17-07, 07:23 AM	#1
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	At 4 kts tis ringing the dinner bell The stealth meter is only an indication you MAY be heard Doesnt mean you are __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

08-17-07, 11:00 AM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Yes...I mean no, it doesn't mean you have been heard...I mean BBW told you right. The meter only tells you how noisy you are at the moment. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-17-07, 12:53 PM	#3
Paajtor The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Dutch mountains Posts: 1,552 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 1	lol, nice post Steve __________________

08-17-07, 05:18 PM	#6
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,729 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	in 1939 - 1940 a lot of Anti submarine warfare technology was left over from World War One... but then again so was a lot of Submaring technology too. evading the escorts will be easier in this early part of the war, but you will notice that it is fairly easy to be detected. try to mount your attacks under the following conditions 1. Night - your vision is impared but so is visual detection by enemy ships! 2. Rough Seas - If you have heavy sea swells little "hills" are created for your boat to hide behind, also more background noise causes enemy sonar equipment to have greater difficulty in detecting you 3. Slow Speed - the slower you go the less engine RPM you are turning out the less noise you are making (2 kts or less) your approach should always be from ahead of the convoy and off to one side without going near any escorts. i rig for silent running and ride at 60 meters until its time to pop up to PD and attack. __________________

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08-17-07, 04:45 PM	#5
tmdgm Engineer Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 219 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	I was playing GWX 1.03. Ok, so 4 kts is too fast. I understand the red color means he could hear me. But believe me, he did. At least now I know 4 is too fast. I guess I would've thought late 40, only a flower corvette, 1500-2000 meters zigzagging away would've been possiblt to increase speed somewhat. Guess not. Thanks for the info.