0 [AOFA] FrozenAngel Members 5 posts Report post #1 Posted February 17, 2016 Does anybody else find this upgrade totally useless? I mean at least you should be able to see a destroyer sometimes in smoke I find it never really works unless of course your in the smoke yourself Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
777 [BARF] 1nc0mp3t3nt_1 Beta Testers 5,816 posts 5,497 battles Report post #2 Posted February 17, 2016 What special equipment? You mean the hydro-acoustic search consumable? I love it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
34 [TRNGR] mindreader_131 Members 230 posts 3,499 battles Report post #3 Posted February 17, 2016 Special equipment? Please, elaborate. Is it hydro-acoustic search? If you use it in certain situations, it can be rather helpful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
0 [AOFA] FrozenAngel Members 5 posts Report post #4 Posted February 17, 2016 Yes I am referring to the hydro-acoustic search. Sorry put it in the topic line... I find no gain using it, I typically use it when a destroyer uses a smoke screen and I try to move in for the kill. Last game this Fletcher Destroyer kept shooting off his guns at my New Orleans from within smoke and I never did see him killed me and I am thinking their is something totally wrong with that. To be clear he killed me with guns not a torpedo and I was not presenting my side it was a direct approach he just kept shooting and shooting I was like 4 - 5 Km out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
192 [B_Y_F] Takamachi_Nanoha_sg Members 1,451 posts 11,737 battles Report post #5 Posted February 17, 2016 Yes I am referring to the hydro-acoustic search. Sorry put it in the topic line... I find no gain using it, I typically use it when a destroyer uses a smoke screen and I try to move in for the kill. Last game this Fletcher Destroyer kept shooting off his guns at my New Orleans from within smoke and I never did see him killed me and I am thinking their is something totally wrong with that. To be clear he killed me with guns not a torpedo and I was not presenting my side it was a direct approach he just kept shooting and shooting I was like 4 - 5 Km out you can hold your Ctrl key and move your mouse to the Hydro search, it will show it's detecting range. The Hydro search can INCREASE your minimium detecting range, but it DOES NOT immediately detect ships/torps in the smoke. You have to move in to the Hydro's detecting range. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3,407 Compassghost Supertest Coordinator 7,223 posts 14,454 battles Report post #6 Posted February 17, 2016 It tells you the range when you mouse over it. It has a 3.5km ship detection range, so using it 4-5km out is not going to help you see it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
97 amaROenuZ Members 354 posts 4,973 battles Report post #7 Posted February 17, 2016 Torpedoes. Torpedoes. Torpedoes. Hydroacoustic search helps avoid them. That on its own is almost worth more than your repair kit when it comes to fighting DDs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
179 Granitebeard Alpha Tester 1,635 posts 9,525 battles Report post #8 Posted February 17, 2016 Yea, the german HAS is better then other nations, but if you get in close and can wail on the DD, it is well worth it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
