Can destroyer hear you on the surface?

Fincuan · 04-14-11, 01:13 PM

I have no idea how this goes ingame, but irl there's nothing to prevent a surface unit from hearing another one. Being on the surface is not a magic ability that makes all your noise disappear.

Sailor Steve · 04-14-11, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Fincuan

I have no idea how this goes ingame, but irl there's nothing to prevent a surface unit from hearing another one. Being on the surface is not a magic ability that makes all your noise disappear.

Arguably true, but is there a single recorded instance of it actually happening? And if so, how common was it? Those are the real questions.

Fincuan · 04-14-11, 03:14 PM

Passive sonars of those times weren't apparently that great, but I still reckon hearing other ships was common enough not to be worth specifically recording. In most cases they probably got a visual sighting long before coming to hydrophone range anyway.

04-14-11, 01:13 PM	#1
Fincuan Admiral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Suomi, sauna, puukko, perkele Posts: 2,346 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	I have no idea how this goes ingame, but irl there's nothing to prevent a surface unit from hearing another one. Being on the surface is not a magic ability that makes all your noise disappear.

04-14-11, 03:14 PM	#3
Fincuan Admiral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Suomi, sauna, puukko, perkele Posts: 2,346 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Passive sonars of those times weren't apparently that great, but I still reckon hearing other ships was common enough not to be worth specifically recording. In most cases they probably got a visual sighting long before coming to hydrophone range anyway.