I thought the TISEO provided information for the radar to look at? And since the Sparrows are CW guided I don’t think the TISEO could guide it…?
Idk I’m not very well versed in how it works, it just doesn’t seem like it should because the AN/APG-120 is not a PD radar
The first part is correct yes, TISEO slaves radar, but the important part is it slaves the illuminator. And as warthogboy said, once illuminated it’s the missile that’s supposed to filter the returns from that point on
It’s not about the APG120 being non PD, it’s about its digital infrastructure and TISEO that allows it to decently circumvent some of it’s limitations.
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The CW illuminator is a separate emitter mounted coaxially with the radar antenna. Normal operation has the radar will be pointing at the target and so the CW illuminator is as well. However, with a TISEO lock, and the aspect knob in the correct position, the radar antenna will slave to the TISEO and when an AIM-7 is launched, the CW emitter will activate.
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+1 for me. I play this thing so much and love it!
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+1 Phantoms Phorever!
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Hmm ig im late but what is the F-4Es radar lock range?
its so garbage now
In what scenario? Look up or look down?
radar lock range
like in search and lock AIM-7E-2 mode
what is that one range
but i would also like to know that too, this thing lock capability is kinda garbo
In look up scenarios it will easily lock well outside of effective AIM-7E-2 launch range.
In look down, it is partially dependent on your altitude, but can aquire ACM locks at roughly the range where a 7E-2 could potentially catch a cold aspect target. In headons it is kind of a toss up as to whether you will aquire lock in time to launch a missile.
no i know that but like IRL capability
+1 for the F-4E Late!
Hopefully we will see the F-4E AUP in the future as well! Especially this one with the modified windshield
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Sim players will enjoy that canopy view! Do you know anything more about this, or have any other images? Are you sure this isn’t a standard applied to all of them later on, and isn’t a “one” off?
The one piece forward windshield is not a one-off modification
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The reg # for this jet was 68-424 i think. I believe it came from the missouri ANG as many of the windshield modifications came from them. I do not know when it was transferred to greece however. If anyone has a way to look up what airframes were sold to foreign customers it would be greatly appreciated :D
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But it also appears it wasn’t standard, how interesting!
Definitely not standard, but probably an “as available” type of deal. If a forward windshield needed replaced and a one-piece was available it was an option.
The same is the case for the “amber” windscreen on F-15Cs.
If I recall, the Missouri ANG happened to be right next to one of McD’s facilities, and thus were able to modify some of their Phantoms in this way. Those Phantoms were then exported (F-4Es) or retired (F-4Gs) in 1996.
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Upon further research i found out that the F-4E AUP that I showed with the modified windshield came from the Indiana ANG! Perhaps a few F-4Es outside of the Missouri ANG were able to get tve modification as well :D
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That or there were personnel from the Indiana ANG that also worked for McD (turns out that was what happened with the Missouri ANG Phantoms).