User Guide

SONAR LIMITATIONS
The location of the sensor as well as physical conditions such as the propeller wash of your ship
can limit which sounds can reach your sensors.The towed array can not pick up contacts in front
of your submarine and the spherical array can not pick up contacts behind the ship.
The Spherical/Cylindrical Array detects contacts in the areas around Ownship as shown below.
The Hull/Conformal Array detects contacts in the areas around Ownship as shown below.
The Towed Array detects contacts around Ownship as shown below.
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