MPA Patrol Sonobouy logic

Take command of air and naval assets from post-WW2 to the near future in tactical and operational scale, complete with historical and hypothetical scenarios and an integrated scenario editor.

Moderator: MOD_Command

Post Reply
Adam106
Posts: 56
Joined: Sun Jul 22, 2012 5:47 pm

MPA Patrol Sonobouy logic

Post by Adam106 »

How exactly is Maritime Patrol Aircraft ASW mission behavior programmed?

In relation to sonobouys all ASW missions seem to drop one passive bouy at the start of the patrol, and then never drop another unless commanded manually. Is this correct? Will they ever drop active sonobouys? Is it related to the size of the patrol area? How can I get them to drop a string or even pattern of bouys - this could be a really useful (and easy?) feature for any coming updates.

Cheers.
Top
User avatar
SeaQueen
Posts: 1432
Joined: Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:20 am
Location: Washington D.C.

RE: MPA Patrol Sonobouy logic

Post by SeaQueen »

They will drop active buoys now and then if you set their EMCON to "Active" for sonar.
Top
Aivlis
Posts: 63
Joined: Sat Dec 05, 2015 5:54 pm

RE: MPA Patrol Sonobouy logic

Post by Aivlis »

I usually constrain my MPA's patrol zones to narrow lanes, so they lay neat lines of sonobuoys.
As for actives, I didn't know they'd ever drop them without a target to investigate or a manual order; the poster above me has provided some interesting info :)
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Command: Modern Operations series”