I have been flying in AirSB recently and I am observing some strange behaviours on the F-18C radar. Not sure if it is just me or if this is a general topic.
I have a SU30 straight ahead of me, about same altitude, 9nm out and I can see the black dot clearly. My TWS will not pick it up. RWR does show the SU30 warning closing in.
I verified several times if the RDR was centred and it was.
I got shot down several times by the same guy, while trying this out. Almost in non of my attempts I was able to pick signal on the radar. If it popped up it was like a few sec and then it was gone again. Faster gone than I was able to move the radar cursor over the rdr contact.
There were occasions where I was seeing the Su27 directly in front of me, at gun distance and I would not get radar lock.
I have issues too, in my case it’s mainly if I have a TWS soft lock and try getting a hard lock, the lock fails and the target disappears for a short time. Sometimes need to try 4-5 times to get a hard lock.
There is an issue some people have been experiencing, for me it’s been since the Hornet’s Sting update, where the TWS is blank, for every plane. The only plane I have that isn’t experiencing the issue is the Rafale with an AESA radar. It is probably what is happening to you too