Snorkel detection by airborne radar

Marcello · 12-24-12, 08:03 AM

My experience with patrolling in 1944 is that at least until mast mounted RWR will become available I am forced to keep the stealth meter and use it as an ersatz RWR, otherwise getting bombed by aircrafts is pretty much guaranteed even with a very conservative snorting regime (one ten minutes run in daylight to renew oxygen supply and 60-120 minutes at night to recharge the batteries, in one or two runs and always at slow speed).
From what I understand snorkel was considered a life saver (though far from being a sure thing detection by visual or radar was possible) but running surfaced with sail mounted RWR and a good watch crew seems a competitive alternative in the game.
The impression I get is that there are perhaps less aircrafts in the air looking for subs than in real life but with better snorkel spotting capabilities (which might be a reasonable game compromise, after all the number of ASW assets on patrol at any given moment must have been huge at such late date).Is this just perception?
I am running GWX 3.0, Commander and Hsie patch. I am in admittedly hot areas, AM51 or AM52.

12-24-12, 08:03 AM	#1
Marcello Planesman Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 183 Downloads: 49 Uploads: 0	Snorkel detection by airborne radar My experience with patrolling in 1944 is that at least until mast mounted RWR will become available I am forced to keep the stealth meter and use it as an ersatz RWR, otherwise getting bombed by aircrafts is pretty much guaranteed even with a very conservative snorting regime (one ten minutes run in daylight to renew oxygen supply and 60-120 minutes at night to recharge the batteries, in one or two runs and always at slow speed). From what I understand snorkel was considered a life saver (though far from being a sure thing detection by visual or radar was possible) but running surfaced with sail mounted RWR and a good watch crew seems a competitive alternative in the game. The impression I get is that there are perhaps less aircrafts in the air looking for subs than in real life but with better snorkel spotting capabilities (which might be a reasonable game compromise, after all the number of ASW assets on patrol at any given moment must have been huge at such late date).Is this just perception? I am running GWX 3.0, Commander and Hsie patch. I am in admittedly hot areas, AM51 or AM52. Last edited by Marcello; 12-24-12 at 08:14 AM.