Wakeless Mark 16...can anyone with the knowledge do this?

[Stealhead]

Originally Posted by Armistead

I see your point Bubble, but never really messed with torps. Did you not say that someone once removed the wake, but they still spotted the torp as if it had a wake? If so, just makes me wonder if the wake we see is a mere texture, visual eye candy, that has no effect on how the AI sees a steam torpedo.

In the confines of the game AI I dont think they "see" the wake that you see graphically.For example it has been stated many times that they are not effected by camo so you could have a bright orange submarine it would not effect the AI vision they either "see" or they do not "see" based on different factors.I think that they have a chance to "sense"(that simulates visually seeing the wake) torpedoes that have a wake usually it is too late to matter but sometimes they manage to evade.

Bubble claims that they can not detect torpedoes by hydrophone but I am fairly sure that they can only very few cargo ships have a hydrophone I have seen escorts pick up torpedoes on the hydrophone before I know this because they were mk18s I have also seen small cargo ships detect torpedoes by sound again because they where mk18s .It seems that usually only the small cargo ships have a chance of carrying a hydrophone.

Also the skill variation has a factor in detection as do weather and light conditions.