Never heard it coming....lucky escort.Anyone had this happen? - Page 2

Ducimus · 11-12-09, 07:37 PM

Truth be told i am a little leary about reducing their passive range. The two key things that made me do it was

1.) More escorts = more hydrophones in the water

2.) complaints about DD's running the user down from out of seemingly impossible ranges while attempting a submerged approach. If it hadn't have happened to me once, with no planes that i saw nearby, id have dismissed it.

While it will make the approach easier, I'm not too worried about it making evasion easier. It may, but i don't think by much since that's mainly a function of active sonar, and even with the reduced range, your still in earshot i think. We'll have to see.

I may in the future open the range on the passive sonar again, but for now, i felt it best to reduce it.

edit:
A 3rd item which i forgot to mention was that JP passive sonar was only good to about 2,000 meters or so if i remember correctly.
http://forum.kickinbak.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=1109

Even with the reduction, it's still better then reality.

G2B · 11-12-09, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

Well, your F_ _ _ed now.

I'm gonna have to pull some racks off this puppy, or rename it (Or maybe i'll "accidentially" leave it as is

). This is supposed to be the TypeC and Type D. I have a couple too many charges on it, but the results were ... umm... sweet.

Like were not already . Go for the complete package slap a couple more throwers on and have it "accidentally" fall into Bungo Pete's hands then give him a couple sidekicks, Makassar Mike and Luzon Larry

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11-12-09, 07:37 PM	#16
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Truth be told i am a little leary about reducing their passive range. The two key things that made me do it was 1.) More escorts = more hydrophones in the water 2.) complaints about DD's running the user down from out of seemingly impossible ranges while attempting a submerged approach. If it hadn't have happened to me once, with no planes that i saw nearby, id have dismissed it. While it will make the approach easier, I'm not too worried about it making evasion easier. It may, but i don't think by much since that's mainly a function of active sonar, and even with the reduced range, your still in earshot i think. We'll have to see. I may in the future open the range on the passive sonar again, but for now, i felt it best to reduce it. edit: A 3rd item which i forgot to mention was that JP passive sonar was only good to about 2,000 meters or so if i remember correctly. http://forum.kickinbak.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=1109 Even with the reduction, it's still better then reality.