Pay no attention. Hydroplanes don’t have onboard sonars to detect submarines, they’re only there to complement surface scouting capabilities. Unlike early DD’s that have actual sonars. Furthermore, hydroplanes are fragile and slow, the subs themselves could surface briefly, and should be able to use their deck batteries to down them. Meanwhile, on an interesting note, I found some maps have been expanded immensely. Is this a preparation for something fancy?
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I see Cold War / Modern subs one weakness will be launching a missile basically tells everyone your location so everyone will be coming for you.
If the two AI boats are something to say about modern navy proper Anti-Air will likely be enough to stop these missiles. Even some WW2 anti-air might be able to put up a fight as some of anti-ship cruise missiles are not the fastest also if a missile is coming at you the it is some ways easier to hit compared to trying to defend a fellow ship. AI anti-air needs a rework but I am in belief that they should try to shoot down missiles trying to hit your ship even if it is unlikely just to provide something for the launcher to think about that’s its not a 100% free kill you can get unlucky.
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very nice we need this on the shackleton mr2
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ok now at least we need the squid depth mortars on the Daring class
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squid
I wonder if they will give the french Lancaster mr7 the sono radar for sub under the water or just the surface mapping radar for subs at night and on the surface
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I think it’s a misconception or am I wrong here, the British don’t equip sonars on their bombers, only surface search radars, and they drop sonobuoys for that. Plenty of naval ordnance to complement it’s anti sub and anti surface capabilities.
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There’s another type of plane mounted sonar that isn’t sonobuoys?
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Don’t worry I got the perfect song for your WarThunder playlist when subs drop one day:
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Good choice, however, I heard this one on a documentary on submarines & imo, it fits the sort of combat better.
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Lol reminds me of early 2000s nature documentaries on coral reefs
Found the documentary, it was this one:
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Imagine this music in the sub trailer
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Ohh that’d be ideal though, I’d really like onboard sonars on the Shackleton.
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Gosh I’m so salty, I wish the Darings would get another version at 5.3/5.7 that comes with a missile.
Si! Si! Si!
The Shackleton did not carry Sonar, only surface scanning radar for shipping and submarines that had surfaced. However it did drop Sonobuoys.
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Not really a question relating to NE, but it 's fair here. There are already several types of guided torpedo in WT, though all of them operate as unguided straight-running for what we assume are gameplay simplifications. They include ( but are not limited to ) the Mk.46, 53-65, DM2A1, Type 54 model 3, L3, and Mark 20E Bidder. Most recently, the visual model for this one was added to the files, and there are other unused guided torps too.
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These Torpedoes will be a must for when subs are added though German WW1 U-boat might not enjoy them too much
I just want to be able to play sim and not be shot out the air as soon as im within visual distance of the carrier group.
Although, there is something to spending 30 minutes looking for the carrier in a swordfish in sim with my buddy just to have hurt by johnny cash start playing before i realised it was a post spaa buff carrier group lol.
hunting a sub in a swordfish with the aptly named mk 24 naval “mine” would be rather funny.
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