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Offline fbEagle

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airborne radar
« on: March 03, 2010, 01:30:45 PM »
Just like the subject said... Dont know if its been brought up lately but i think it would be a great adition to the game.   :salute
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Offline AWwrgwy

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Re: airborne radar
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2010, 01:53:54 PM »
AWACS?  Like they used in World War Tw....  Wait a sec....

If you mean radar like a night fighter?  Two or three mile range, which is about half of visible icon range.

Is it really necessary?



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Offline Strip

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Re: airborne radar
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2010, 03:45:44 PM »
A lot more uses for radar than finding fighters......

+1,

Give me ADF's and other direction finding equipment why your at it!

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Offline Ruah

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Re: airborne radar
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2010, 12:50:25 AM »
so you want a plane that is dedicated to night flighing in a game that has no night fighting?
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Offline Guppy35

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Re: airborne radar
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2010, 01:07:55 AM »
Seems like that thing we have that looks like a map pretty much covers this last I checked :)
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Offline 1carbine

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Re: airborne radar
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2010, 07:46:54 AM »
How bout some sonar for all the U-boats I can't find  :furious
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Offline Westy

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Re: airborne radar
« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2010, 11:37:40 AM »
"Seems like that thing we have that looks like a map pretty much covers this last I checked "

Really lol. Between the big honking icons and the all seeing arena radar and the map warning
indicators just how arcadish would some of you want it to be in there anyway?

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DON'T ANSWER THAT!!!
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Offline gyrene81

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Re: airborne radar
« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2010, 11:48:23 AM »
Quote from: Westy on March 04, 2010, 11:37:40 AM
Really lol. Between the big honking icons and the all seeing arena radar and the map warning
indicators just how arcadish would some of you want it to be in there anyway?

Wait...

DON'T ANSWER THAT!!!
I can't believe you went there Westy...  :headscratch: ...should post that question in the general discussion forums...would be interesting to see how many of the "good sticks" chime in with "it's a game"...  :rofl
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Offline Westy

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Re: airborne radar
« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2010, 12:05:50 PM »
:)



 But the current methods are an old gripe. AWACS radar in flight was something I disliked
about in AW and also in AH whine it was a newborn.  I get an A+ for consistency! :)

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Re: airborne radar
« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2010, 09:20:17 PM »
I reckon if it had a practical use like spotting GV's from higher alts or something of the like. I would be all for it. Going GV busting in a Lancaster using "Oboe" would be fracking hilarious.
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Offline Flipperk

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Re: airborne radar
« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2010, 11:02:26 PM »
Quote from: Ruah on March 04, 2010, 12:50:25 AM
so you want a plane that is dedicated to night flighing in a game that has no night fighting?


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Offline fbEagle

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Re: airborne radar
« Reply #11 on: March 09, 2010, 03:48:09 PM »
Radar is not just for night fighters. And not all the airborne radar in WWII had a extremely short range. Im not saying make it as powerful as the base dar but good enough to see maybe 12-15miles?
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Offline Motherland

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Re: airborne radar
« Reply #12 on: March 09, 2010, 03:52:15 PM »
Quote from: fbEagle on March 09, 2010, 03:48:09 PM
Radar is not just for night fighters.
What daytime aircraft had the kind of radar you're asking for?

Quote from: fbEagle on March 09, 2010, 03:48:09 PM
And not all the airborne radar in WWII had a extremely short range.
Actually, as a rule of thumb...

Quote from: fbEagle on March 09, 2010, 03:48:09 PM
Im not saying make it as powerful as the base dar but good enough to see maybe 12-15miles?
Base radar has a range of 15 miles.
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