| From: | David Buehrer <dbuehrer@****.ORG> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: 2000 Leagues |
| Date: | Sat, 2 Nov 1996 10:18:33 -0700 |
|
|The range of active sonar will depend on how loud you want
|to "ping" something. That's the primary modifier
|determining range. Use more power, a louder "ping," it'll
|go farther. And the converse is true also.
And it should be noted that the ping can be heard far
outside it's effective range. I.e. sonar with a targeting
range of 2 km might heard as far away as 10 km (or maybe
farther).
Also, surface warships know that there is no way that they
can be quiet enough to avoid detection by a submarine, so
they are free to keep their sonar active as much as they
want. Of course if you're a surface ship and you start
pinging the ocean keep in mind that sub commanders might
react aggresively.
-David
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