Eurofighter Typhoon (UK versions) - Technical data and discussion (Part 2)

120s data sheets use words like “improved” tracking and “improved” HOB capabilities.

Not enough to report on :(

clearly that means they all have same guidance. yk

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I don’t know about the french report, but I’m sure that @DirectSupport will have some info about it.

So even in the 200° mode the radar scans in horizontal bars?
With vertical bars the radar would move much faster, right?
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I got a primary source for r-77 being able to be fired as long as radar has target information (so no angle limit for launches), but the mig-29 smt manual is restricted.
Quite annoying

am i misunderstanding or did they nerf the scan speed just for fun even though we had a scan speed that was already knowingly gimped

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I was feeling playful

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Imagine a mech 1 bar scan, the first sweep detects, the second sweep tracks. But with ESA radars first sweep detection straight into ESA updates.

So say the mech 1 bar was 1 second per bar, from detection to track it would 2 seconds.

The pattern on an ESA would be 1 second.

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ESA every

after it detected you.
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Beam switching every like .03 milliseconds will do that lol

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I don’t think that’s what he meant, the question is why would the AESA scan horizontally in individual bars, limiting itself by the mechanical scan speed when it could scan vertically electronically while moving horizontally mechanically (think how PIRATE scans right now) allowing it to cover the area at the same speed it would with an electronic scan.

Can we expect a nerf on soviet ESA radar ACM scan rates for aircraft and for the BUK TELAR if this is the case then?

Because those are more than 2x the speed of any other ESA radar in the game (can scan a 60x60 area in 0.1 seconds if I am reading the files correctly)

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If the beam is moving vertically or horizontally within the E-Scan volume is meaningless, in either situation the repositioner wouldn’t move.

Referring to the 200x15 scan where the repositioner and the E-scan work in tandem.

All I know is that all acm patterns for irbis is for 10km and all all completed in <1s

Could you, please, clarify what kind of information is needed? The FOV electronic scan speed or a tandem work of repositioner and a plate for full FOR.

Yeah all acm patterns are within the e scan of ±60

The E-Scan volume is at most 140° so in any situation requiring more than that would require the repositioner to move?

Any scan pattern that is less than 140° total FoR demonstrating a given speed or information regarding the time taken to E-Scan a given volume.

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