Lowkey bugs me a lot theres no way to slave the tpod to my head movement in VR
Do you mean in the tpod view to move it about or do you mean using HMD to create a target point?
Tpod view to move it about. Its a bit jarring going from 3D view where head movement dictates where you’re looking, to 2D view where you have a flat screen, back to 3D view.
Theoretically, if I can make a target point with the HMD, I should be able to slave the tpod to my head movement. Im pretty sure theres actually an option to do exaftly that in-game, but it doesnt do anything when you turn it on.
Ooof yeah, that does sound pretty bad. Either htat or just need decent TPod MFDs and controllable Tpods from the cockpit
Yikes… wrong EF thread…
I assume the radar isnt meant to constantly lose lock with TWS and fail to pick up targets flying less then 10km in front of you
only if you think that the most advanced mechanical radar to ever be developed is worse than the one on a pumped up F4F
lol
The thing that bugs me the most is that, by most/all metric except range, the CAPTOR-M is inferior to radars that it was developed from (Blue Vixen/PS-05 Raven), and inferior to a radar it defeated in competition (APG-65, which technically it defeated an improved version of in competition).
Gaijin has somehow made the CAPTOR-M effectively worse than all radars remotely involved in its development, and seem to see no issue with their modelling.
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Yeah Gaijin really seems to hate the Typhoon for some reason (probably because its part british)
Funny story about that actually, Ive recently come to the realization that Britain and Germany are counterparts in-game, and ironically enough, gaijin seems to hate both nations.
The EFT being a joint project is sort of a double whammy on that point, and seems to put it in the uniquely unenviable position of having a dev target on its back.
That being said, “the devs hate X nation” is not a super productive discussion to have, nor do we reallyu have anything but anecdotal evidence of that theory.
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it usually isnt but britain has a some good claims for being shafted regularly
Mk101 engines Cough Cough
Sorry I had something in my throat :P
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which is wild, but there is always hope we might get it fixed
Going by Wiki (I know, its wiki, but still)
- Captor-E ECRS Mk0: Interface and integration of the radar to the aircraft by BAE Systems.[21] AESA antenna, the T/R modules are made with GaAs HEMT HPA (gallium arsenide High Electron Mobility Transistor High Power Amplifiers)
- Captor-E ECRS Mk1: Interface and integration of the radar to the aircraft by Airbus Germany.[21] AESA antenna, the T/R modules are made with GaN HEMT HPA (gallium nitride High Electron Mobility Transistor High Power Amplifiers).[22]
- Captor-E ECRS Mk2: Interface and integration of the radar to the aircraft by BAE Systems.[21] AESA antenna, the T/R modules are made with GaAs and GaN HEMT HPA (gallium arsenide and gallium nitride High Electron Mobility Transistor High Power Amplifiers). This enables efficient multi-tasking of radar tracking use and electronic warfare simultaneously.[23] It is installed on a pivot derived from the one used on the Gripen E with the Selex ES-05 Raven radar. The wider bandwidth meant that a new radome was needed.[24]
Are you by any chance confusing Mk1 and Mk2 with Mk0 and Mk1/2
No, it even says it right there for Mk2 where the GaN “allows multi-tasking of radar tracking use and electronic warfare simultaneously”. I believe the brochure for the Mk2 also shows this. Perhaps Mk1 uses some GaN but not extensively, not sure.
Im not well versed in AESA theory or the difference between them beyond Wiki. So I wont comment. Others might though
does GaAs have any advantages over GaN or is GaN better in literally every way?
maybe the mixed GaAs GaN allows for mk2 to multi task, at a sacrifice to power for the different modes
From what I’m reading here the Mk1 is supposed to be mixed GaAs and GaN. Mk2 is supposed to be fully GaN, Rafale is also stated to be moving its RBE2 over to GaN in the Rafale F4.2 allowing for simultaneous jamming and radar search/tracking.
I need @Flame2512 to drop the Mk2 brochure to show again what it says.
Nvm, found it
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