Sonar operator in GWX, is he asleep?

02-07-07, 11:49 AM

For me the Sonarman works fine...

Maybe he´s tired or still "green" and has no experience? But more than 8km should be no Problem...

Im not sure, but Ive made the experience that my Sonarguy can hear better at 25-30m than at Periscope depth...

rocco · 02-07-07, 11:56 AM

Well, he wasn't tired, but it is my first patrol. I did dive down to 20 meters,
but that didn't help him.

I noticed manning the station manually, it was harder to hear the contact
in GWX than in stock.

Rocco

raduz · 02-07-07, 11:58 AM

it happened to me once when I thought I was deep enough but in fact, I was almost surfaced, at 9 m. of course, the hydrophone didnt work and the SO couldnot report anything...

AVGWarhawk · 02-07-07, 02:22 PM

Some had said it was a little harder to hear (yourself at the phone) with GWX. I have not experienced it. Anyway, get a petty officer and make him a radio operator. Looks like a little lightning bolt. Make him strong with medals and of course patrols. He will hear just fine.

andy_311 · 02-07-07, 06:31 PM

He works fine for me no problem.

HEMISENT · 02-07-07, 09:32 PM

I had the problem where after installing GWX my sonarman could hear allright but when I manned the station I couldn't hear a DD beyond 8-10km. Very odd as previously, in the right conditions I could vaguely hear sounds out to 20+ km. Anyway, I took all the ship _hyd sounds and increased them in sound recorder. Now I'm at least back to being able to hear the ships at a respectable distance. Convoys once more can be picked up at the high 20's or even 30km.

02-07-07, 02:22 PM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,291 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Some had said it was a little harder to hear (yourself at the phone) with GWX. I have not experienced it. Anyway, get a petty officer and make him a radio operator. Looks like a little lightning bolt. Make him strong with medals and of course patrols. He will hear just fine. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

02-07-07, 09:32 PM	#6
HEMISENT Ace of the Deep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 1,052 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 0	I had the problem where after installing GWX my sonarman could hear allright but when I manned the station I couldn't hear a DD beyond 8-10km. Very odd as previously, in the right conditions I could vaguely hear sounds out to 20+ km. Anyway, I took all the ship _hyd sounds and increased them in sound recorder. Now I'm at least back to being able to hear the ships at a respectable distance. Convoys once more can be picked up at the high 20's or even 30km. __________________ Nuke 'em till they glow!

02-07-07, 11:49 AM	#1
Nippelspanner Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	For me the Sonarman works fine... Maybe he´s tired or still "green" and has no experience? But more than 8km should be no Problem... Im not sure, but Ive made the experience that my Sonarguy can hear better at 25-30m than at Periscope depth...

02-07-07, 11:56 AM	#2
rocco Seaman Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 42 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Well, he wasn't tired, but it is my first patrol. I did dive down to 20 meters, but that didn't help him. I noticed manning the station manually, it was harder to hear the contact in GWX than in stock. Rocco

02-07-07, 11:58 AM	#3
raduz Engineer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Slovakia Posts: 205 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	it happened to me once when I thought I was deep enough but in fact, I was almost surfaced, at 9 m. of course, the hydrophone didnt work and the SO couldnot report anything...

02-07-07, 06:31 PM	#5
andy_311 The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oldham, Lancs,England Posts: 1,312 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	He works fine for me no problem.