beginner question on how to increase the target confidence level

[tirta]

Thanks for all the information, banryu79 & FPSchazly.
I learn a lot by reading your replies.

I have just found out that seawolf and 688 have 2 towed arrays.
Do I need to use both of them or one is enough?

[banryu79]

Originally Posted by tirta

I have just found out that seawolf and 688 have 2 towed arrays.
Do I need to use both of them or one is enough?

Don't know about the SeaWolf, I have always used the 688(i) as a platform, till now.

I cannot speak for stock DW, as I play with LWAMI.
In the 688 the two TA are different: one (don't remember if port or starboard) is the "thin" array the other the "broad" one.

The "thin" array is "more sensible" and that means it could potentially detect contacts at greater range and it will wash out at a lower speed than the "broad" one. So the choice of which one to listent to in a given moment depends on the tactical situation at hand. You can stream both of them, if you want, and then switch to the choosen one in the "navigation" screen before going to the broadband/narrowband TA screen.

[FPSchazly]

Originally Posted by banryu79

Don't know about the SeaWolf, I have always used the 688(i) as a platform, till now.

I cannot speak for stock DW, as I play with LWAMI.
In the 688 the two TA are different: one (don't remember if port or starboard) is the "thin" array the other the "broad" one.

The "thin" array is "more sensible" and that means it could potentially detect contacts at greater range and it will wash out at a lower speed than the "broad" one. So the choice of which one to listent to in a given moment depends on the tactical situation at hand. You can stream both of them, if you want, and then switch to the choosen one in the "navigation" screen before going to the broadband/narrowband TA screen.

OK, that might be different in LWAMI. In stock DW, both 688I toweds are the same and it's the Seawolf that has the 'thin' and 'thick' towed arrays.

In that case, in stock DW, the starboard array on the Seawolf is the more sensitive one (TB-29). I think that's the default one. 'Stream the starboard towed array. Helm, aye,' sounds more common to me than the port array lol

[Pisces]

Originally Posted by banryu79

...You can stream both of them, if you want, and then switch to the choosen one in the "navigation" screen before going to the broadband/narrowband TA screen.

Seriously!?! I can have both of them without reeling in the one that I am not using?

[banryu79]

Originally Posted by Pisces

Seriously!?! I can have both of them without reeling in the one that I am not using?

Err... yes, sir.

I too had doubts about it and wondered if it was at all possible so I made the most simple thing to test it: tryed and streamed one TA, then the other one: it worked!
AFAIR I had this doubt because the manual section about the 688(i) platform says something along the line that you cannot stream both the TA... They obviousy meant to say you cannot stream both of them at the same time in the sense that the streaming mechanism can be attached to only one TA at time (I think, it make sense)... but you can surely have both the TA layed out. They choose a sligthly misleading way to explain it, I think.

[tirta]

I have tried using both of them in 688,
so yes, banryu79 is correct.

[FPSchazly]

Originally Posted by banryu79

Err... yes, sir.

I too had doubts about it and wondered if it was at all possible so I made the most simple thing to test it: tryed and streamed one TA, then the other one: it worked!
AFAIR I had this doubt because the manual section about the 688(i) platform says something along the line that you cannot stream both the TA... They obviousy meant to say you cannot stream both of them at the same time in the sense that the streaming mechanism can be attached to only one TA at time (I think, it make sense)... but you can surely have both the TA layed out. They choose a sligthly misleading way to explain it, I think.

Quote from the manual errata:

Originally Posted by Dangerous Waters Manual Errata

Text in the description of the towed array is in error:

- Click PORT or STARBOARD to select that array to be streamed.
Only one towed array can be deployed at a time.

The bolded text should read:

- Click PORT or STARBOARD to select that array to be streamed.
Only one towed array need be deployed at a time.

I've never tried it myself as I don't really see the need

[Pisces]

Damn, only learned this after what? ... 9 years?

But I suspect in real life you would have a serious risk of them getting tangled up. So you will loose both in one go. Not good.