GWX's "uber" AI demystified

Gorshkov · 11-20-07, 05:09 PM

Do destroyers in GWX mod have any kind of towed array hydrophones?

Jimbuna · 11-20-07, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Gorshkov

Do destroyers in GWX mod have any kind of towed array hydrophones?

Not in v1.03

We tried lassooing a few dolphins during the beta stage but Greenpeace got wind of it and threatened to picket TS and The Lair.
Later on we tried it with a few of the crew but they forgot to mention they couldn't swim so we decided to wait till the mermaids got used to us and became a little friendlier.
Who knows....perhaps in the next version

Gorshkov · 11-20-07, 05:34 PM

I didn't mean present towed array sonars but I am not sure whether or not some towed hydrophones were used or even researched during WWII...

TarJak · 11-20-07, 05:49 PM

@Gorshkov, No towed hydrophones in GWX or SH3. I believe there were some late war experimentation as a means of combatting the presense of a thermocline, however they were never in widespread use during WWII at least not in the Atlantic where thermoclines usually developed well below the depths that contemporary submarine technology could have reached.

Gorshkov · 11-20-07, 06:06 PM

Thanks! I simply thought it could be a good explanation of incredible DD searching efficiency.

Where can I get on the Internet precise U-boot numbers by type in Kriegsmarine's active service during 1939-1945 period in yearly perspective?

melnibonian · 11-21-07, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Gorshkov

Where can I get on the Internet precise U-boot numbers by type in Kriegsmarine's active service during 1939-1945 period in yearly perspective?

Have a look through this site http://www.uboat.net/

kaarlo · 11-22-07, 02:58 PM

Well, when we are discussing about GWX AI, I would like to share a strange episode that I met in the game.

I was raiding the port of Cape Town, and had scored a beautiful hit on a large tanker. I was sneaking away, when one of those bloody armed trawlers found me. Depth under keel was 15 m, and my sonarman told me that three more trawlers were closing. That's it, I thought, it was a nice career.

But. The four trawlers catched me, but instead of depth-charging my poor U-131, they started circeling the boat. They ran around me as dancing around in an ring, newer coming closer than 200 m. This went on about half an hour, when I decided to slowly sneak away. No success, the followed, continuing with their strange manner. There seemed not to be any way out of the situation, until I decided to try to fool them.

Since they never came closer than 200 m, I decided to sneak as close the shore as possible. What would they do if there was only 100 m of water between me and the shore?

An educated guess, anyone?

Yes, all of them ran aground. And then I finished them one by one, with eels.

Does somebody know why the trawlers behaved so strangely? Has anyone had a similar experience?

I'm using GWX 1.3 and the newest Commander.

11-22-07, 02:58 PM	#7
kaarlo Seaman Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 31 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well, when we are discussing about GWX AI, I would like to share a strange episode that I met in the game. I was raiding the port of Cape Town, and had scored a beautiful hit on a large tanker. I was sneaking away, when one of those bloody armed trawlers found me. Depth under keel was 15 m, and my sonarman told me that three more trawlers were closing. That's it, I thought, it was a nice career. But. The four trawlers catched me, but instead of depth-charging my poor U-131, they started circeling the boat. They ran around me as dancing around in an ring, newer coming closer than 200 m. This went on about half an hour, when I decided to slowly sneak away. No success, the followed, continuing with their strange manner. There seemed not to be any way out of the situation, until I decided to try to fool them. Since they never came closer than 200 m, I decided to sneak as close the shore as possible. What would they do if there was only 100 m of water between me and the shore? An educated guess, anyone? Yes, all of them ran aground. And then I finished them one by one, with eels. Does somebody know why the trawlers behaved so strangely? Has anyone had a similar experience? I'm using GWX 1.3 and the newest Commander. __________________ The instrument: U-3025, XXI

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11-20-07, 05:09 PM	#1
Gorshkov Commodore Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 604 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	Do destroyers in GWX mod have any kind of towed array hydrophones?

11-20-07, 05:34 PM	#3
Gorshkov Commodore Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 604 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	I didn't mean present towed array sonars but I am not sure whether or not some towed hydrophones were used or even researched during WWII...

11-20-07, 05:49 PM	#4
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	@Gorshkov, No towed hydrophones in GWX or SH3. I believe there were some late war experimentation as a means of combatting the presense of a thermocline, however they were never in widespread use during WWII at least not in the Atlantic where thermoclines usually developed well below the depths that contemporary submarine technology could have reached.

11-20-07, 06:06 PM	#5
Gorshkov Commodore Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 604 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	Thanks! I simply thought it could be a good explanation of incredible DD searching efficiency. Where can I get on the Internet precise U-boot numbers by type in Kriegsmarine's active service during 1939-1945 period in yearly perspective?