We just do not have the convoys correct! What can we do?

Ducimus · 05-31-06, 07:04 PM

In one of the NYGM threads, it was stated that the AI can only have one sonar active at a time. If i interppreted what i read correctly, that means an escort will be either in active mode, or passive mode, but not both at the same time. So if hes not listening, he *should* be pinging. The problem is, they rarely do. But this would explain some of the dumb behavior we see, wouldn't it?

So an idea hit me, and it might be feasible, it's hinged on One important thing.

Escorts communitcating to each other. (IE if one gets a fix on your position, the other escort knows where you are based on the other escorts findings). Now if this is what happends, then you could concievably reconfigure escorts to work in teams in specalized rolls. For example, make DD's use only passive sonar. Make DE's use only active sonar. Pair them together. I've yet to follow up on this idea, but assuming it works, it would require an extensive rework of every convoy in the RND layer to make sure escorts are properly paired with each other.

05-31-06, 07:04 PM	#22
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	In one of the NYGM threads, it was stated that the AI can only have one sonar active at a time. If i interppreted what i read correctly, that means an escort will be either in active mode, or passive mode, but not both at the same time. So if hes not listening, he should be pinging. The problem is, they rarely do. But this would explain some of the dumb behavior we see, wouldn't it? So an idea hit me, and it might be feasible, it's hinged on One important thing. Escorts communitcating to each other. (IE if one gets a fix on your position, the other escort knows where you are based on the other escorts findings). Now if this is what happends, then you could concievably reconfigure escorts to work in teams in specalized rolls. For example, make DD's use only passive sonar. Make DE's use only active sonar. Pair them together. I've yet to follow up on this idea, but assuming it works, it would require an extensive rework of every convoy in the RND layer to make sure escorts are properly paired with each other.