is that other F-14 perchance 300km infront of the othere one?
Nope.
so where is it?
for all i know the other f-14 might as well be right next to the target
Are you trying to lead me on with hypotheticals because you don’t understand or?? I can explain again if you need me too.
So… how does that work? If we have two F-14s trying to detect a target that neither radar can actually detect, how does the DL display that target? With what information?
That’s how the mig-31 was used. It doesnt add more range tò the radar , It makes the coverage wider.
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not really you cant magically double you radar range through DL like he claims
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Read again.
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you could have just wrote that in the reply you sent me tho
and he is claiming that the F-14D is able to increase its radar range through DL
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Hes confusing width with lenght.
well i dont think that since he specifies a range in a later comment
so from what i can get the F-14 can just breaks the laws of Physics by using DL
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Yeah, no It doesnt increase the range.
I think he is just confused on how data link works
The AN/APG-71 radar on the F-14D was digitally redesigned from the older AWG-9, giving it greater range and signal processing. While the radar itself could detect targets out to 460 miles, the mechanical antenna limited usable tracking to about 230 miles. However, thanks to the F-14D’s advanced datalink and the APG-71’s digital architecture, two aircraft could network their radar feeds—allowing one jet to transmit long-range radar data to another. This enabled the system to bypass individual antenna limits and operate closer to its true range potential. Unlike standard datalink, this setup leveraged the APG-71’s digital signal processing to interpret and act on external radar returns in real time. Unlike a fighter receiving targeting data from an AWACS, which provides general situational awareness or track data, the F-14D’s system allowed direct sharing of raw data between aircraft. his was more integrated than standard datalink, which typically doesn’t support full radar functionality or control. This is a F-14D only ability.
I know who didn’t pass Physics in highschool…
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Nobody is confused. Apparently, you guys can’t comprehend what I’m telling you. It’s not even that foreign of a concept.
So what is your source for this bit? None of that appears in the Wikipedia article (and what is in the Wikipedia article doesn’t appear to be cited to anything).
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well if wikipedia is an accepted source now it should be really easy to get 2 extra amraams on the Ef
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The wikipedia article doesnt state anything about how the DL works, though it does specify the fact that the AWG-9 is limited by the antenna size rather than power but thats about it. The AWG-9 is bottlenecked by the antenna to a range of 230 nautical miles.
The only way an F-14 would see a target past that distance would be if another F-14 was closer to the target (within the radar range) and shared the information via DL with the other.
If two F-14s are flying formation and theres a target 300 miles out, neither one would be able to see it with or without Datalink.
I also cannot find any information of a similar capability to what you mentioned on things such as Link 4 (the F-14 Datalink).
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Is this against afterburning or non-afterburning targets? The data for the OLS-35 is for non-afterburning target
Could be that radar on last flight before maintenance or something