Apra Harbour Depth post 2.7.5.10869

[Northstar98]

Hi everyone,

In the patch notes released today, there was this entry:

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DCS: Marianas by Eagle Dynamics

• Seabed in the Apra harbor is improved

Unfortunately though the depth throughout Apra Harbour looks to be the same (previously only a metre deep).

This is unfortunately still way too shallow compared to real life. Referencing this NOAA chart (81054), the outer harbour should mostly range from ~12-30m, and the inner harbour around 10-12m.

Bare in mind that Naval Base Guam is the home base for 4 Los Angeles-class SSNs, as well as an accompanying Emory S. Land-class submarine tender. The former with a draught (while surfaced) of 9.4m, and the latter with a draught of ~8-9m.

The naval base can also accommodate nuclear aircraft carriers, with a draught of ~11m with a safe limit of 12.5m.

The same can be said for the Saipan Channel, which is only 3m deep, whereas IRL it ranges from about 100-250m, see this NOAA chart (81067).

Edited December 22, 2021 by Northstar98
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[Flappie]

This issue has already been reported internally.