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Title: Yellow Dots?
Post by: Raven3 on September 23, 2014, 09:08:39 AM
On the clipboard map there are small yellow dots in the vicinity of the airfields, sometimes they are outlined in red and blinking. What do these dots represent?

Thanks.
Title: Re: Yellow Dots?
Post by: Gooss on September 23, 2014, 09:17:53 AM
The town.
Title: Re: Yellow Dots?
Post by: The Fugitive on September 23, 2014, 09:18:14 AM
Towns. When flashing it means an enemy is in range of the town.
Title: Re: Yellow Dots?
Post by: Scca on September 23, 2014, 03:10:31 PM
Quote from: The Fugitive on September 23, 2014, 09:18:14 AM
Towns. When flashing it means an enemy is in range of the town.
And "range" in this case is 12.5 miles.. 

Sometimes the town flashes before the base due to the location of the town, and the base. 
Title: Re: Yellow Dots?
Post by: Wiley on September 23, 2014, 03:43:40 PM
Quote from: Scca on September 23, 2014, 03:10:31 PM
And "range" in this case is 12.5 miles.. 

For aircraft.  Vehicles is much closer.  If you see a town flashing and there is no bardar in the sector, and the field isn't flashing, either there are GV's inbound or there's something in the air just outside the dar circle as stated below.

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Sometimes the town flashes before the base due to the location of the town, and the base. 

Wiley.
Title: Re: Yellow Dots?
Post by: Scca on September 23, 2014, 03:58:14 PM
Good point. ^^^
Title: Re: Yellow Dots?
Post by: Lusche on September 23, 2014, 05:25:09 PM
Quote from: Scca on September 23, 2014, 03:10:31 PM
Sometimes the town flashes before the base due to the location of the town, and the base. 

Which in turn can often be used to determine location and course of bombers trying to skip all base dars on their way to a remote target.  :old:
Title: Re: Yellow Dots?
Post by: Kingpin on September 23, 2014, 06:14:32 PM
Quote from: Lusche on September 23, 2014, 05:25:09 PM
Which in turn can often be used to determine location and course of bombers trying to skip all base dars on their way to a remote target.  :old:

And, another useful technique using town flashing info when your dar is down:

I was defending a base last night which had the radar down, but was able to utilize the flashing of the town (by noticing if it flashed before the base, after the base flashed, or virtually simultaneously) to predict the ingress direction of enemies flying toward the base, allowing me to intercept them more effectively.

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Ryno

Title: Re: Yellow Dots?
Post by: fuzeman on September 23, 2014, 10:29:06 PM
Quote from: Raven3 on September 23, 2014, 09:08:39 AM
On the clipboard map there are small yellow dots in the vicinity of the airfields, sometimes they are outlined in red and blinking. What do these dots represent?

Thanks.

Technically the yellow dot on maps is the map room.   :eek:
If you right click on your radar map, Escape key, and bring up the menu there is a legend option that explains most map icons.

 :bolt:
Title: Re: Yellow Dots?
Post by: BaldEagl on September 23, 2014, 10:32:13 PM
Its an Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini!