destroyer stopping completely

shegeek72 · 07-20-11, 05:31 AM

Sometimes a Wakatake destroyer will stop dead in the water and just sit there (would drift IRL), then power up and be on its way. Was this to stop engine noise so they could hear the hydrophones better (I'm playing TMO 2.14 wtw).

Did this happen in real life?

Armistead · 07-20-11, 06:24 AM

Yep, he is listening and yes they did that historically.

commandosolo2009 · 07-20-11, 09:35 AM

Beware!! He is listening!!

Daniel Prates · 07-20-11, 09:39 AM

And it takes the mod to allow that. Stock does not.

Sailor Steve · 07-20-11, 11:05 AM

Interesting, because they did that in stock SH3. I don't see why SH4 would have changed that.

Armistead · 07-20-11, 11:31 AM

They did do it when I played stock..

Daniel Prates · 07-20-11, 01:13 PM

Well I guess I never saw it then.

TorpX · 07-23-11, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by shegeek72

Sometimes a Wakatake destroyer will stop dead in the water and just sit there (would drift IRL), then power up and be on its way. Was this to stop engine noise so they could hear the hydrophones better (I'm playing TMO 2.14 wtw).

Did this happen in real life?

They also would leave behind a "sleeper", quietly lurking, to catch you if you should surface.

07-20-11, 05:31 AM	#1
shegeek72 WAV Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: somewhere in the Pacific Posts: 603 Downloads: 95 Uploads: 0	destroyer stopping completely Sometimes a Wakatake destroyer will stop dead in the water and just sit there (would drift IRL), then power up and be on its way. Was this to stop engine noise so they could hear the hydrophones better (I'm playing TMO 2.14 wtw). Did this happen in real life?

07-20-11, 09:35 AM	#3
commandosolo2009 Grey Wolf Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Egypt Posts: 840 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	Beware!! He is listening!! __________________ x.com/lexatnews

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Interesting, because they did that in stock SH3. I don't see why SH4 would have changed that. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-20-11, 06:24 AM	#2
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Yep, he is listening and yes they did that historically.

07-20-11, 09:39 AM	#4
Daniel Prates Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Curitiba, Brazil Posts: 938 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	And it takes the mod to allow that. Stock does not.

07-20-11, 11:31 AM	#6
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	They did do it when I played stock..

07-20-11, 01:13 PM	#7
Daniel Prates Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Curitiba, Brazil Posts: 938 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	Well I guess I never saw it then.