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Turning on Active Sonar on Ship groups - 5/13/2014 5:11:37 AM

Kitchens Sink

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I cannot seem to turn on active sonar (only) on a group of ships unless I also turn on Air/Surface radar for the group. If I try to just click the Sonar radio button, it does not stick. I go back to it and sonar is turned back off. I'd rather not blast radar emissions from this group, I just want to do a quick sub sweep with active sonars. Any suggestions?

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RE: Turning on Active Sonar on Ship groups - 5/13/2014 9:56:50 AM

thewood1

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Not sure but check ROE's EMCOM status. That might be the culprit.

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RE: Turning on Active Sonar on Ship groups - 5/13/2014 11:20:30 AM

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Is the group on a mission? I recently had that problem with a P-3 on an ASW mission, I couldn't get the airborne radar to shut off until I unassigned it from the mission and took control of the aircraft individually.

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Feltan

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RE: Turning on Active Sonar on Ship groups - 5/13/2014 1:27:11 PM

Kitchens Sink

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No, the group is not on a mission just on a plotted course. Command offers me option to override the group's EMCON status and I say yes and click sonars to on, it just does not seem to work.

I found a temporary work around. If I turn on both Radars and Sonars, let the game run for 1 second, and then go back and click off Radars....then the sonar status stays on. Hopefully that 1 second of radar blast will not matter.

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RE: Turning on Active Sonar on Ship groups - 5/13/2014 1:55:28 PM

thewood1

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Can you post a save?

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RE: Turning on Active Sonar on Ship groups - 5/13/2014 2:35:47 PM

Kitchens Sink

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I will not be at my gaming computer until this evening and will try to post a save then, however the scenario I was playing was "Play the Fool". I have had the same issue with other scenarios where ship groups have active sonar capability so it may be a systemic issue.

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RE: Turning on Active Sonar on Ship groups - 5/13/2014 4:31:58 PM

thewood1

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Played around with it. Rebuilt to most current db. The only way to get sonar on was as follows...

1) Do it unit by unit. Group wouldn't stick.
2) Go into Group's Emcon setting and actually force active sonar.

Any other way in multiple scenarios and the sonar snaps off again immediately.

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