Tankerace -> RE: Why is sonar not listed in ship equipment (9/30/2004 12:29:39 AM)
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Like Ron pointed out, for a time US PT boats (Higgins and Elco 77 footers) carried DCs, yet had no sonar. There are 2 schools of thought when using depth charges. Either 1) you try and sink the sub, or 2) you keep it from attacking. In practice, a depth charge is not very efficient at sinking a sub, with or without sonar. BUT, if you drop DCs over where you think a sub might be, you can force it to stay down. With DCs blowing up every now and then, a sub commander is NOT going to come up to PD to take a look. And unless he is in a Type XXI U-boat, then he cannot attack if he isn't at periscope depth. So, as to your argument: quote:
ORIGINAL: Feinder And you could also argue : "Why would you put DCs on a ship, that DIDN'T have sonar?" Without sonar, you really would have little to no chance of hitting anything, because you'd be dropping totally blind. So the inference is, if a ship has DCs, it is inferred that it has some sonar capability (once again, the quality of sonar is probably reflected in the accuracy of the DC). -F- Remember this. The way a WW2 sonar operated, at about a range of 50-100 yards, you would lose contact anyway. Thus, while you would have a *better* idea of where a sub is, in reality you are just as blind as if you didn't have sonar. Dropping DCs was mostly guess work. Either keep the sub down, or sink it. So, yes, not all DC or hedgehog armed ships had sonar (A good bulk of the US Flush Deckers can attest to that. Many did NOT have sonar until the 1930s, yet carried a DC armament). Oh, I just remembered. Ernest Borgnine served on a sloop/yacht in WW2, that was converted for subhunting. It carried a small compliment of DCs, yet had no sonar. While in game terms sonar might be inferred via DCs, that doesn't mean that all DC armed ships should have sonar.
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