LuftWolf and Amizaur's Weapons and Sensors Realism Mod

[Deathblow]

Originally Posted by XabbaRus

As for strategy page there are about 3 guys on there whose opinion I trust.

So what's a good source for technical opinions? I have a ton of technical questions that I can never seem to find any good discussions on. Like...

.. why do you think the VA and SW chose to mount its towed array on fins instead of thru aft control surfaces like on the LA and Ohio? Seems like it would increase drag to me, but am I mistaken.

... why do you think the VA went back to the 4 horizontal + 12 VLS tubes instead of the SW 8 horizontal tubes? Seems like 8 horizontal tubes offers more payload flexibility, with only a minor loss in the rate of missile launch.

... doesn't the depth of a submarine effect its top speed? Intuitively the pressure of the water around it should have some short of drag increase? Or am I mistaken? I know that torp speed is depth sensitive, why not subs?

.. how far can a ultra low frequent radio wave travel in water? What if we link a underwater radio antenae directly to reactor output and pump a 10-100 megawatts thru it? How far would the signal reach thru the water? Would it be detectable on the surface?

.. what's the deal with UUV "Gliders"? Its not like "lift" is a problem in water like it is in air. Why would a "glider" in water have increased range?

.. what do you think the performance characteristics of the new half-length torpedo are likely to be in terms of range and speed? I know it has "increased broadband resolution" meaning better littoral warfare application, but doesn't its smaller size retard the range of the torps significantly?

.. where's the high frequency sonar mounting on the Akula? It could be on the sail, but isn't its sail too far back to give a good forward view?

... what's the true length of a ship wake? DW has wake homers homing in from miles behind the ship? Is a ship wake really *that* long and/or wakehomer sensors *that* sensitive? How do wakehomers really detect a "wake" anyway? I've heard that its highfreqency sensor detecting the wake noise, but is that all?

Anyone got any favorite forums where things like this are discussed?