Radar equipped aircraft

[caldera]

A great excuse to introduce the F6F-5N. 

[Denholm]

1 mile = 1760 yards. 

So, we're talking icon range here.  Will icons be on at night?  What advantage would a radar equipped aircraft give you over a big red icon?


wrongway

Radar is not an advantage. However, to make use of it icons would have to be disabled during night-time encouraging users to use the radar to find their target.

Of course if it were ever to happen it would get boring fast. I hope you get the idea, though. If airborne-radar were ever to arrive. Night-time would have to make a comeback with icons being disabled during the dark-hours.

[usvi]

P-61 Blackwidow.

[Karnak]

P-61 Blackwidow.
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And?  What is special about it?


This thread is a request to turn radar equipped aircraft into AWACS units as a gameplay mechanism and none of the suggestions have anything to do with simulating WWII airborne radar.

[AWwrgwy]

Radar is not an advantage. However, to make use of it icons would have to be disabled during night-time encouraging users to use the radar to find their target.

Of course if it were ever to happen it would get boring fast. I hope you get the idea, though. If airborne-radar were ever to arrive. Night-time would have to make a comeback with icons being disabled during the dark-hours.

How do you tell a friendly Spitfire from an enemy Spitfire at night?  Friendly icons only? 

But I kind of like the crap shoot of no icons. 

To shoot or not to shoot?


wrongway
(no night please)

[Karnak]

IFF transponders were used for that, if the pilot didn't take it out to save weight and if it worked.

[633DH98]

How do you tell a friendly Spitfire from an enemy Spitfire at night?  Friendly icons only? 

But I kind of like the crap shoot of no icons. 

To shoot or not to shoot?


wrongway
(no night please)

If no icons there should be no kill-shooter.

[AWwrgwy]

If no icons there should be no kill-shooter.

No icons and killshooter.   

Like I said, do you shoot or not?
Otherwise you just shoot at everything with no penalty.


wrongway

edit: Heh.  Spell Check wants to replace kill-shooter with a naughty word.   

[100goon]

well i know for a fact the 110 had radar. along with the 10 seris after it { 210, 410 and 410 } not all had it, the special night fighter, also the me 262 had it, thats what i know for the germans, anyone else know what other german planes were equipped, since most people have been looking just on the american side

[Karnak]

well i know for a fact the 110 had radar. along with the 10 seris after it { 210, 410 and 410 } not all had it, the special night fighter, also the me 262 had it, thats what i know for the germans, anyone else know what other german planes were equipped, since most people have been looking just on the american side

The version of the Bf110G we have in AH did not have radar.

[100goon]

The version of the Bf110G we have in AH did not have radar.

then we need a new one 

[Nemisis]

I was thinking that even if it was only useful for the plane it was mounted in that a more lmited radar capability being displayed in-game would simulate that plane transmitting it's findings via radio to friendlies.

I have a solution for the complaints I could think of...would be delayed about...what do you guys think? 30 secs or do you want a minute or a minute and a half?...well anyway, it would be delayed, tell only from which direction bogies are inbound, and give them an eta, using the average speed if multiple planes are coming at you. It would be like this:          SYSTEM: BOGIES INBOUND FROM SW. ETA 3 MIN.
That would solve the problem of each plane not having a radar system 
I would cast my vote for a delay of 30secs at most. That way if enemies change course just outside of a realistic viz range (one where you won't mistake an enemy dot for a spot on your computer screen) it won't take the entire time to send an update. And it would only announce it to friendlies within the range of VOX (meaning it is close enough to talk to with the VOX channel).

[WWhiskey]

not exactly the same but every aircraft in the game has radar, just pull up your clipboard!

[Nemisis]

not exactly the same but every aircraft in the game has radar, just pull up your clipboard!

does it work even when dar on bases and where ever else they are positioned is down or when you are outside of there range?

[WWhiskey]

does it work even when dar on bases and where ever else they are positioned is down or when you are outside of there range?

no,,,, but then again without land based dar, your chances of finding the enemy in the dark, with radar, are pretty much NEEDLE in HAYSTAK, without guidance from land based radar to get you close!