Static Search Vs. Dynamic Search

gi_dan2987 · 02-01-12, 11:16 PM

I totally see the point you are trying to make. I personally think that if the target is within feasible sailing distance, and you're not nearing the point of no return on your fuel level, then making a solid dash for attack position would be well worth the extra go juice.

I personally find that galavanting around at optimal cruise speed on the surface on a search course is the best way to increase odds at running into something. While surfaced and cruising around, you're covering way more square area in a shorter amount of time than putsing around submerged with the hydrophones. Granted your watch crew may have a detection radius much smaller than your hydrophones, but the larger area you can cover on the surface more than makes up for lack of spotting radius.

When you finally equip radar, surfaced patrol is undoubtedly the best method, as radar will out range both eyeballs and hydrophone alike. Then of course there's your contact reports to go off of. All in all it's a patrol just to see what's out there, and sometimes there is nothing. Historically many subs went out on patrol for months only to see miles of empty ocean.

I suppose this is why they call it hunting and not killing right? heh

Since we're on this subject of patrols and what not, would you have any suggestions as to plotting accurate speed readings? The stadimeter stopwatch icon seems to give me poor estimates, and the measuring tools have a built-in error margin that increases with distance. There's gotta be a way.....

02-01-12, 11:16 PM	#2
gi_dan2987 Weps Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 359 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	I totally see the point you are trying to make. I personally think that if the target is within feasible sailing distance, and you're not nearing the point of no return on your fuel level, then making a solid dash for attack position would be well worth the extra go juice. I personally find that galavanting around at optimal cruise speed on the surface on a search course is the best way to increase odds at running into something. While surfaced and cruising around, you're covering way more square area in a shorter amount of time than putsing around submerged with the hydrophones. Granted your watch crew may have a detection radius much smaller than your hydrophones, but the larger area you can cover on the surface more than makes up for lack of spotting radius. When you finally equip radar, surfaced patrol is undoubtedly the best method, as radar will out range both eyeballs and hydrophone alike. Then of course there's your contact reports to go off of. All in all it's a patrol just to see what's out there, and sometimes there is nothing. Historically many subs went out on patrol for months only to see miles of empty ocean. I suppose this is why they call it hunting and not killing right? heh Since we're on this subject of patrols and what not, would you have any suggestions as to plotting accurate speed readings? The stadimeter stopwatch icon seems to give me poor estimates, and the measuring tools have a built-in error margin that increases with distance. There's gotta be a way.....