Usage of active sonar

DURUK · 04-22-07, 05:39 AM

Hi there folks..
i assume pinging merchant vessels is safe in terms of not being detected.. however i wonder if it is still safe like if you ping a merchant on spesific bearing and have a DD also near but on a different bearing.. i mean do you acctually point the pings to certain bearings??

another question is that if the DD's can locate your ping from any direction or is it also limited with their sensor angles..

oh boy.. seems like my english starts to suck.. hope it is clear & sorry..

thnx in advance for the answers..

kakemann · 04-22-07, 06:00 AM

I have been wondering about the same thing!

jdski · 04-22-07, 07:20 AM

I believe your safe from detection if the DD has it's stern facing you although I haven't confirmed this with the active sonar ping. I love the sound of that distant return ping.

MikeJW · 04-22-07, 11:13 AM

Dont ping near destroyers unless you want every warship in the area to know exactly where you are.

kakemann · 04-22-07, 02:30 PM

Uuuhh...

By the way!
How do you ping?

And what does it actually do?

Does it show nearby ships exact locations or?

DURUK · 04-23-07, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kakemann

Uuuhh...

By the way!
How do you ping?

And what does it actually do?

Does it show nearby ships exact locations or?

You can send an active sonar ping from the sonar station (from the button on the station=.. as far as i know it is quite identical with the active sonar the DD's are using against you.. you send the ping, wait for it to reflect from the board of the vessel and from the time the reflection comes back to you, the sonar man gives you the estimated range to target.. i believe you can have the same information from the sonar man without entering the sonar station but you'll miss the cool sound then

anyway back to my question.. anyone else knows if you point the ping to an certain bearing???

04-22-07, 05:39 AM	#1
DURUK Shore leave Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 70 Downloads: 95 Uploads: 0	Usage of active sonar Hi there folks.. i assume pinging merchant vessels is safe in terms of not being detected.. however i wonder if it is still safe like if you ping a merchant on spesific bearing and have a DD also near but on a different bearing.. i mean do you acctually point the pings to certain bearings?? another question is that if the DD's can locate your ping from any direction or is it also limited with their sensor angles.. oh boy.. seems like my english starts to suck.. hope it is clear & sorry.. thnx in advance for the answers..

04-22-07, 06:00 AM	#2
kakemann Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pretty close to the big german cruiser Blücher in Norway Posts: 568 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	I have been wondering about the same thing!

04-22-07, 07:20 AM	#3
jdski Gunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 95 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I believe your safe from detection if the DD has it's stern facing you although I haven't confirmed this with the active sonar ping. I love the sound of that distant return ping.

04-22-07, 11:13 AM	#4
MikeJW Helmsman Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 106 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Dont ping near destroyers unless you want every warship in the area to know exactly where you are.

04-22-07, 02:30 PM	#5
kakemann Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pretty close to the big german cruiser Blücher in Norway Posts: 568 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Uuuhh... By the way! How do you ping? And what does it actually do? Does it show nearby ships exact locations or?