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Are snorkeling subs visible to radar?
Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 6:44 am
by JCR
I don't think so, but it would be something cool to implement.
RE: Are snorkeling subs visible to radar?
Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 8:13 am
by Dimitris
Yes, the periscope can be detected by radars who have the ability to search for periscopes (not many of them).
RE: Are snorkeling subs visible to radar?
Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 8:14 am
by navwarcol
IRL yes of course.. in the game, it seems so as well, have seen with helos using search radar.
RE: Are snorkeling subs visible to radar?
Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 8:14 am
by JCR
ORIGINAL: Sunburn
Yes, the periscope can be detected by radars who have the ability to search for periscopes (not many of them).
Not the periscope, the Snorkel head.
This was apparently possible with 1950s tech.