No point of it in game tbh
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This is not an assumption, the sensors are not electrically scanned arrays although that may be a potential upgrade in the future. The method of specific angular tracking would come solely from the RWR ping of an active fox-3 seeker. IR based threats will have only vague angular tracking precision from the MAWS.
That makes sense, I see the difference now. Thanks for clearing that up.
The BOW-21 on the Gripen and Tornado have 20-40 ghz detection.
The F-18 uses the ALR-400 which covers K band.
It is not uncommon among the 4th gen or 4th+ gen fighters we see in-game and certainly will be picked up by the majority of future Russian aircraft in the game as far as I’m aware.
France in general has mitigated these issues greatly, their combined IR/UV system ensures more complete all-weather capability but is still inferior in extremely adverse conditions. The IR/UV in combination with the RWR is also far more than sufficient for the purposes of the game at detecting IR missile launches quickly and warning the pilot. Due to the nature of FOX-3’s locking the target well too far out in-game currently it is just too easy to notch them in time when they were launched from BVR.
Oh, and the optronics on the Rafale should be far more than sufficient to ensure people aren’t surprising you with point blank missile shots. I suppose the same can be said for the Typhoon, but certainly no one should be surprised you’re coming in the strobe light.
I have nout found anything stating they are, but do we have something stating they arent? Typhoon already flies AESA in its ESM/ECM systems, so why not here.
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Then how do the sensors in the wing root work? I doubt that there can be a radar like the one in the nose. Even if it is greatly reduced. AESA/PESA looks the most logical option.
There can also be an AESA/PESA in the tail, placed on a cylinder. Thus, the tail sensor can cover even more than 180 degrees and close the dead zones of the emitters in the wing root.
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Bear in mind you are dealing with a poster who has a history of spouting questionable assertions - especially when it comes to Typhoon.
Hello guys
Some updates on the outstanding Eurofighter reports:
Radar modes - GMTI will be added in the future. LPRF is used in target acquisition mode automation.
Scan speed - An internal report suggesting it should be 70 degrees per second will be reviewed and actioned.
Concerning reports of “ghost” targets, the devs are investigating this, however it appears to be a complex matter that requires deeper review. More clogs/ examples on the original report are most welcome.
Data Adaptive Scanning (Priority Track) - This functionality currently does not exist in game yet, however the devs will review the data further.
PIRATE IRST range - There was a problem with an incorrect scanning pattern, this has now been fixed. The overall problem of IRST not working above 30km is a slightly deeper IRST wide (not EFT specific) issue under further review.
DASS functioning on IR detection rather than PD - Currently all MAWS operate via IR means. The functionality for PD / Radar sensor does not currently exist, but will be studied further in the future, and its possible it may come.
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All good (no sarcasm). Any reports raised so far on occasionally not being able to lock/fire AMRAAMs despite having a hard lock. It’s happened twice now in different radar modes. HMD PD and TWS TRK if I recall correctly.
The first time it got me killed. The second time I switched weapons and then turned the radar on and off until the accursed thing would actually let me shoot.
@Smin1080p_WT thanks for the update. Is there any word on whether the radar scan pattern will be changed to stop it repeating the top and bottom bars?
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This report is also under review, however we don’t have anything conclusive to report at this present moment in time unfortunately.
As well as the auto switch to IRST issue.
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PIRATE is a IIR system, so it does a continous scan all over the FOV. I guess we have to deal with the current one for a while tho.
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Thanks for answer. I hope you’ve had a Merry Christmas.
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I think i am going to cry from happiness 🤗
What about displaying the image from PIRATE on MFD when target is captured? Like on F-14B.
Or is there no such bug report and it needs to be created?
At the moment PIRATE camera works simply as a built-in container and does not interact with IRST in any way.
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If this cannot be implemented a tempoary increase in scan speed should be applied to “mimmic” the effect
At a bare minimum, it needs to be set to filter flares if its stuck with UV for years
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How much speed is there at the captor M at the moment within 70 degrees and how much on comparison to the tornado F3 ADV ?
Scan speed is a separate matter mentioned above, with a report to increase it to 70 degrees per second. The highest number currently supported by validated sources.
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But priority track enables the radar to make snap jumps to keep targets tracked with sources suggesting the radar pedastal can move up to speeds of 333°/sec. If this functionality cannot be introduced due to game limitations, then a placeholder buff should be applied to maintain the performance of the radar. Currently, it is not CAPTOR-M. It is instead Blue Vixen and that is a woefully underperforming radar vs AESA radars.
To maintain competitiveness, if game limitations prevent the CAPTOR-M from being added to the game, then either CAPTOR-E needs to be added or the Blue Vixen needs a temporary scan rate buff to enable it to better represent the capabilities of CAPTOR-M.
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The ESA radars in game have the feature, where they update the target of TWS very frequently, even if not within the current search zone. This could be introduced as the stop gap, as it is basically the same system.
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Is that true 333°/sec… wow