Sonar and Radar questions for RFB/RSRD

I'm goin' down · 01-24-09, 02:46 AM

SH4--RFB +RSRD issues.

1. Hydrophones - Do they work on the surface, and if not, at what depth do they begin to operate?

2. Hydrophone Sweep -- What does it do? The one on my boat does not cause the hydrophone to sweep from what I can see, nor does it cause the sonar ping to operate.

3. Radar -- not operable on my boat in early 1942, except for the air antenna radar. What is that for? Airplanes? Ships? At what depth does the air antenna operate? Does it only work on the surface?

4. Other Radar -- When radar is working, does it work on the surface? If not, at what depth does it operate and at what depth does it cease to operate?

5. Sonarman - He loses sonar contact often. He has trouble following a contact when ordered to do so. What is up with that?

6. Sonarman - I thought the sonarman would follow a contact when ordered to so, and that he would continue to anounce a contact's position when the periscope was down. When I put the periscope down the sonarman stops announcing the contact's position contrary to orders. What is going on?

01-24-09, 02:46 AM	#1
I'm goin' down Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Notify command we have entered the Grass Sea Posts: 2,822 Downloads: 813 Uploads: 0	Sonar and Radar questions for RFB/RSRD SH4--RFB +RSRD issues. 1. Hydrophones - Do they work on the surface, and if not, at what depth do they begin to operate? 2. Hydrophone Sweep -- What does it do? The one on my boat does not cause the hydrophone to sweep from what I can see, nor does it cause the sonar ping to operate. 3. Radar -- not operable on my boat in early 1942, except for the air antenna radar. What is that for? Airplanes? Ships? At what depth does the air antenna operate? Does it only work on the surface? 4. Other Radar -- When radar is working, does it work on the surface? If not, at what depth does it operate and at what depth does it cease to operate? 5. Sonarman - He loses sonar contact often. He has trouble following a contact when ordered to do so. What is up with that? 6. Sonarman - I thought the sonarman would follow a contact when ordered to so, and that he would continue to anounce a contact's position when the periscope was down. When I put the periscope down the sonarman stops announcing the contact's position contrary to orders. What is going on? Last edited by I'm goin' down; 01-24-09 at 04:41 AM.