Aircraft at night ?

Heibges · 03-26-10, 10:56 PM

I think it would be impossible for an airplane without radar to find a submarine at night unless the sureface of the ocean was like glass, and then it would be 99.999% impossible.

sdflyer · 03-27-10, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Heibges

I think it would be impossible for an airplane without radar to find a submarine at night unless the sureface of the ocean was like glass, and then it would be 99.999% impossible.

I was talking about full moon and clear weather. Moon actually highlights landmarks pretty good. From my personal experience I'd day that probability of finding submarine (given extra crew member for searching and relatively low altitude) would be much higher than above

gmccabe01 · 03-27-10, 10:52 AM

From experience you can see the wake of a ship sparkle(flourescent)
for a mile or more on a fine moonlit night(no clouds ect)

thruster · 03-27-10, 06:19 PM

imho night attacks should have Leigh lights under/from the aircraft. it would be good if this could be modded in, even simplistically as a searchlight beam from the aircraft perhaps tagged to time of day??? im not even sure thats possible?

......further to that, obviously it would need to be a 2 engine aircraft.

Sailor Steve · 03-27-10, 06:28 PM

Leigh Lights were modded into SH3, so SH5 should not be a problem.

03-27-10, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by gmccabe01

From experience you can see the wake of a ship sparkle(flourescent)
for a mile or more on a fine moonlit night(no clouds ect)

yep but thats only with certain conditions are right, i think its jelly in the water doing it but the full wake trail will be lit up like a heat signature in night vision.

when i used to trawl for shrimp i would see it light up and scare off the shrimp because it was like dragging an big green underwater light behind the boat

The General · 08-11-10, 03:42 PM

Can Leigh Lights be modelled in SH5?

DelphiUniverse · 08-11-10, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Heibges

I think it would be impossible for an airplane without radar to find a submarine at night unless the sureface of the ocean was like glass, and then it would be 99.999% impossible.

It is possible when you fly low, the tower of the u-boat is visible on the horizon. But the main goal of flying night missions is to have a continous blockade. You can't stop patrolling just because it's night. There is the need to fly to watch out for other types of bigger warships.

03-26-10, 10:56 PM	#1
Heibges Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,633 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I think it would be impossible for an airplane without radar to find a submarine at night unless the sureface of the ocean was like glass, and then it would be 99.999% impossible. __________________ U.Kdt.Hdb B. I. 28) This possibility of using the hydrophone to help in detecting surface ships should, however, be restricted to those cases where the submarine is unavoidably compelled to stay below the surface. http://www.hackworth.com/

03-27-10, 06:28 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Leigh Lights were modded into SH3, so SH5 should not be a problem. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-11-10, 03:42 PM	#7
The General The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mountain Ash, Wales, U.K. Posts: 1,548 Downloads: 179 Uploads: 3	Can Leigh Lights be modelled in SH5? __________________ *THE GENERAL*

03-27-10, 10:52 AM	#3
gmccabe01 Seaman Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cobh in Ireland Posts: 42 Downloads: 207 Uploads: 0	From experience you can see the wake of a ship sparkle(flourescent) for a mile or more on a fine moonlit night(no clouds ect)

03-27-10, 06:19 PM	#4
thruster Electrician's Mate Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 139 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	imho night attacks should have Leigh lights under/from the aircraft. it would be good if this could be modded in, even simplistically as a searchlight beam from the aircraft perhaps tagged to time of day??? im not even sure thats possible? ......further to that, obviously it would need to be a 2 engine aircraft.