Patient Frustration: Hydrophone and Intercept

brandtryan · 09-23-10, 04:33 PM

I've been away for a few months (DCS: Blackshark) and have done a fresh install with DarkWraiths mod. First Patrol. I've got an enemy warship at Med range- go to 20 meters, and hydrophone dummy reports no sound contacts. So I think maybe target was in blind zone of hydrophone, as I checked hydro myself and heard nada. Later on I get a visual on another warship Med range, and ask hydroman to report closest contact. He does so accurately. Then I ask him to follow nearest contact, whereas he reports no sound contacts. Then right back to asking for closest contact, and he again reports contact accurately. Tried both follow nearest and follow nearest warship with same results. Also gave this guy super hydrphone powers with the points system since he's a newb. What am I missing?

Secondly--does anyone know how U-Boats tracked targets with hydrophone only? Or did they even attempt this, by way of triangulation? (pre active pinging). Thanks for any replies.

09-23-10, 04:33 PM	#1
brandtryan Engineer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Indianapolis, United States Posts: 214 Downloads: 122 Uploads: 0	Patient Frustration: Hydrophone and Intercept I've been away for a few months (DCS: Blackshark) and have done a fresh install with DarkWraiths mod. First Patrol. I've got an enemy warship at Med range- go to 20 meters, and hydrophone dummy reports no sound contacts. So I think maybe target was in blind zone of hydrophone, as I checked hydro myself and heard nada. Later on I get a visual on another warship Med range, and ask hydroman to report closest contact. He does so accurately. Then I ask him to follow nearest contact, whereas he reports no sound contacts. Then right back to asking for closest contact, and he again reports contact accurately. Tried both follow nearest and follow nearest warship with same results. Also gave this guy super hydrphone powers with the points system since he's a newb. What am I missing? Secondly--does anyone know how U-Boats tracked targets with hydrophone only? Or did they even attempt this, by way of triangulation? (pre active pinging). Thanks for any replies. __________________ from Brandt