Airborne radars - Revision history

U41643644: /* Aircraft equipped with radars */ the mig29smt doas have tws

2024-10-21T13:26:08Z

‎Aircraft equipped with radars: the mig29smt doas have tws

U30821137: /* Airborne radar controls */ use key press template

2024-05-18T16:17:56Z

‎Airborne radar controls: use key press template

U44629479: Merged edits

2024-05-01T15:03:09Z

Merged edits

U115682487: typo

2024-05-01T09:23:05Z

typo

U8128791: /* Basic user interface */ Corrected name of linear compass. It is not a "rose" which is the name for the (old, non-HUD) circular compass at top right.

2024-04-25T06:06:21Z

‎Basic user interface: Corrected name of linear compass. It is not a "rose" which is the name for the (old, non-HUD) circular compass at top right.

U8128791: /* Airborne radar controls */ Added recent additions to radar controls to "Airborne radar controls" table. But need descriptions as I'm not sure how these controls function. Corrected recent control description word-order changes in table.

2024-04-25T05:51:36Z

‎Airborne radar controls: Added recent additions to radar controls to "Airborne radar controls" table. But need descriptions as I'm not sure how these controls function. Corrected recent control description word-order changes in table.

U76947064: /* Aircraft equipped with radars */ Added aircraft from Alpha Strike (hungarian subtree in italy)

2024-04-15T11:11:45Z

‎Aircraft equipped with radars: Added aircraft from Alpha Strike (hungarian subtree in italy)

U162154787: /* ACM HDM */ changed incorrect hdm to hmd

2024-04-13T17:47:28Z

‎ACM HDM: changed incorrect hdm to hmd

U30821137: add some info

2024-03-20T10:23:31Z

add some info

U12017485: Fixed the typo originally mentioned by Vonarian aka Ardeshir in edit 182710.

2024-03-11T12:54:10Z

Fixed the typo originally mentioned by Vonarian aka Ardeshir in edit 182710.

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 |{{Tick}}
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-| [[File:USSR_flag.png|40px|link=]] || {{Specs-Link|mig_29smt_9_19}} || 8 || - || [[N010M Zhuk-M]] || [[N010M Zhuk-M]] || I || - || {{Tick}} || - || {{Tick}} || -
+| [[File:USSR_flag.png|40px|link=]] || {{Specs-Link|mig_29smt_9_19}} || 8 || - || [[N010M Zhuk-M]] || [[N010M Zhuk-M]] || I || - || {{Tick}} || - || {{Tick}} ||{{Tick}}
 |{{Tick}}
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 ! Description
 |-
-| Switch Radar/IRST search on/off || Alt + R || Turns the vehicle's search radar on or off
+| Switch Radar/IRST search on/off || {{key press|Alt|R}} || Turns the vehicle's search radar on or off
 |-
 |Switch between Radar and IRST
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 | Change Radar/IRST scope scale || Unbound || Changes the range scale of the radar display
 |-
-| Select Radar/IRST target to lock || Alt + T || Selects which target on the display to lock on to
+| Select Radar/IRST target to lock || {{key press|Alt|T}} || Selects which target on the display to lock on to
 |-
-| Lock Radar/IRST on target || Alt + F || Locks onto the selected or nearest target on radar display or turns tracking radar on
+| Lock Radar/IRST on target || {{key press|Alt|F}} || Locks onto the selected or nearest target on radar display or turns tracking radar on
 |-
 |}

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 |-
 | Switch Radar/IRST search on/off || Alt + R || Turns the vehicle's search radar on or off
 |-
 | Change Radar/IRST mode || Unbound || Switches the radar between search mode and tracking mode for multi-mode radars, or normal and pulse-doppler mode for applicable radars
 |-
 | Change Radar/IRST search mode || Unbound || Toggles between the radar's search modes e.g. narrow scan or wide scan
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 | Select Radar/IRST target to lock || Alt + T || Selects which target on the display to lock on to
 |-
-| Lock Radar/IRST target on || Alt + F || Locks onto the selected or nearest target on radar display or turns tracking radar on
+| Lock Radar/IRST on target || Alt + F || Locks onto the selected or nearest target on radar display or turns tracking radar on
 |-
 |}
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 As previously mentioned, aircraft equipped with radars can be identified by the presence of the radar display and compass on the HUD (see image to the right).
-Below the compass rose is a small arrow which displays the aircraft's current heading. Targets detected by the radar will also have their bearing displayed on the compass as a triangle.
+Below the linear compass at top centre is a small arrow which displays the aircraft's current heading. Targets detected by the radar will also have their bearing displayed on the compass as a triangle.
 One or two radar scopes will be present in the right hand portion of the screen; they are discussed in detail later in the article. If the radar is experiencing surface clutter interference then an icon (visible in the image to the right) will be present next to the power indicator, consisting of two arrows and a series of bars. The number of bars illuminated indicates how severe surface clutter is (one bar means minor interference, four bars means major interference); if the aircraft has two radars activated then each one will have its own surface clutter indicator.
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 |{{Specs-Link|saab_jas39c_south_africa}}
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 | [[File:Britain_flag.png|40px|link=]] || {{Specs-Link|lightning_f53}} || 6 || - || [[AI Mk.23]] || [[AI Mk.23]] || I || - || - || - || - || -
 |{{Tick}}
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 | [[File:Germany_flag.png|40px|link=]] || {{Specs-Link|me-410b-6_r3}} || 4 || - || [[FuG-200]] || - || C || - || - || - || - || -
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 | [[File:USSR_flag.png|40px|link=]] || {{Specs-Link|mi_28nm}} || 7 || - || [[N-025]] || - || K || - || - || {{Tick}} || - || -
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 | [[File:Germany_flag.png|40px|link=]] || {{Specs-Link|mig-21_bis_sau}} || 7 || - || [[Sapphire-21]] || [[Sapphire-21]] || J || - || - || - || - || -
 |{{Tick}}
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 | [[File:Germany_flag.png|40px|link=]] || {{Specs-Link|mig-21_mf}} || 7 || - || [[Sapphire-21]] || [[Sapphire-21]] || J || - || - || - || - || -
 |{{Tick}}
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 | [[File:Germany_flag.png|40px|link=]] || {{Specs-Link|mig_23mf_germany}} || 7 || - || [[Sapphire-23D/TP-23]] || [[Sapphire-23D/TP-23]] || J || - || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || - || -
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 | [[File:Germany_flag.png|40px|link=]] || {{Specs-Link|mig_29_9_12_germany}} || 8 || - || [[N019E/OEPS-29E]] || [[N019E/OEPS-29E]] || I || - || {{Tick}} || - || {{Tick}} ||{{Tick}}
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 | [[File:USSR_flag.png|40px|link=]] || {{Specs-Link|su_22m3}} || 7 || [[SRD-5]] || - || - || I || - || - || - || - || -
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 ==Airborne radar controls==
-{{Notice|For information about [[IRST]] see the corrosponding article.}}
+{{Notice|For information about [[IRST]] see the corresponding article.}}
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 ! colspan="3" | Airborne Radar Controls
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 |-
 | Switch Radar/IRST search on/off || Alt + R || Turns the vehicle's search radar on or off
 |-
 | Change Radar/IRST mode || Unbound || Switches the radar between search mode and tracking mode for multi-mode radars, or normal and pulse-doppler mode for applicable radars
 |-
 | Change Radar/IRST search mode || Unbound || Toggles between the radar's search modes e.g. narrow scan or wide scan
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 | Select Radar/IRST target to lock || Alt + T || Selects which target on the display to lock on to
 |-
-| Lock Radar/IRST on target || Alt + F || Locks onto the selected or nearest target on radar display or turns tracking radar on
+| Lock Radar/IRST target on || Alt + F || Locks onto the selected or nearest target on radar display or turns tracking radar on
 |-
 |}
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 As previously mentioned, aircraft equipped with radars can be identified by the presence of the radar display and compass on the HUD (see image to the right).
-Below the linear compass at top centre is a small arrow which displays the aircraft's current heading. Targets detected by the radar will also have their bearing displayed on the compass as a triangle.
+Below the compass rose is a small arrow which displays the aircraft's current heading. Targets detected by the radar will also have their bearing displayed on the compass as a triangle.
 One or two radar scopes will be present in the right hand portion of the screen; they are discussed in detail later in the article. If the radar is experiencing surface clutter interference then an icon (visible in the image to the right) will be present next to the power indicator, consisting of two arrows and a series of bars. The number of bars illuminated indicates how severe surface clutter is (one bar means minor interference, four bars means major interference); if the aircraft has two radars activated then each one will have its own surface clutter indicator.
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 |[[File:Britain_flag.png|40px|link=]]
 |{{Specs-Link|saab_jas39c_south_africa}}
 |8
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 | [[File:Britain_flag.png|40px|link=]] || {{Specs-Link|lightning_f53}} || 6 || - || [[AI Mk.23]] || [[AI Mk.23]] || I || - || - || - || - || -
 |{{Tick}}
 |-
 | [[File:Germany_flag.png|40px|link=]] || {{Specs-Link|me-410b-6_r3}} || 4 || - || [[FuG-200]] || - || C || - || - || - || - || -
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 | [[File:USSR_flag.png|40px|link=]] || {{Specs-Link|mi_28nm}} || 7 || - || [[N-025]] || - || K || - || - || {{Tick}} || - || -
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 | [[File:Germany_flag.png|40px|link=]] || {{Specs-Link|mig-21_bis_sau}} || 7 || - || [[Sapphire-21]] || [[Sapphire-21]] || J || - || - || - || - || -
 |{{Tick}}
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 | [[File:Germany_flag.png|40px|link=]] || {{Specs-Link|mig-21_mf}} || 7 || - || [[Sapphire-21]] || [[Sapphire-21]] || J || - || - || - || - || -
 |{{Tick}}
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 | [[File:Germany_flag.png|40px|link=]] || {{Specs-Link|mig_23mf_germany}} || 7 || - || [[Sapphire-23D/TP-23]] || [[Sapphire-23D/TP-23]] || J || - || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || - || -
 |{{Tick}}
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 | [[File:Germany_flag.png|40px|link=]] || {{Specs-Link|mig_29_9_12_germany}} || 8 || - || [[N019E/OEPS-29E]] || [[N019E/OEPS-29E]] || I || - || {{Tick}} || - || {{Tick}} ||{{Tick}}
 |{{Tick}}
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 | [[File:USSR_flag.png|40px|link=]] || {{Specs-Link|su_22m3}} || 7 || [[SRD-5]] || - || - || I || - || - || - || - || -
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 As previously mentioned, aircraft equipped with radars can be identified by the presence of the radar display and compass on the HUD (see image to the right).
-Below the compass rose is a small arrow which displays the aircraft's current heading. Targets detected by the radar will also have their bearing displayed on the compass as a triangle.
+Below the linear compass at top centre is a small arrow which displays the aircraft's current heading. Targets detected by the radar will also have their bearing displayed on the compass as a triangle.
 One or two radar scopes will be present in the right hand portion of the screen; they are discussed in detail later in the article. If the radar is experiencing surface clutter interference then an icon (visible in the image to the right) will be present next to the power indicator, consisting of two arrows and a series of bars. The number of bars illuminated indicates how severe surface clutter is (one bar means minor interference, four bars means major interference); if the aircraft has two radars activated then each one will have its own surface clutter indicator.

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 </gallery>
-====ACM HDM====
+====ACM HMD====
-Some planes have a so called head mounted display (HDM), which allows the pilot to select targets by looking into their direction. Switch the radar into ACM HDM mode and use your look around button to align the square with the target you want to lock on. Then push "select target" to confirm and the radar tries to lock.
+Some planes have a so called head mounted display (HMD), which allows the pilot to select targets by looking into their direction. Switch the radar into ACM HMD mode and use your look around button to align the square with the target you want to lock on. Then push "select target" to confirm and the radar tries to lock.
 ==Radar scan patterns==

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 ====SRC PD====
-The Pulse-Doppler (PD) mode uses a signal processing filter, which eliminates out returns that have closure rate of your planes speed. So the ground will be filtered out, but also objects moving perpendicular towards your plane.
+The Pulse-Doppler (PD) mode uses a signal processing filter, which eliminates out returns that have closure rate of your planes speed. So the ground will be filtered out, but also objects moving perpendicular towards your plane (so called notching). It also may have different blind spots resulting from the frequencies used in the radar, so that when chasing a target you might fail to get a lock on. Use fast IR missiles like the [[R-27ET]] then.
 ====SRC PD HDN====
-====SRC PDC HDN====
+====SRC PDV HDN====
 ====SRC MTI====
-MTI stand for moving target indication.
+MTI stands for moving target indication. It allows look-down capability, which means it filters out ground clutter. It is harder to notch than SRC PD but has a smaller range. Also even when the radar is able to maintain lock the missiles seeker might be not able to follow the target in a notching situation.
 ====SRC IR====
-See [[IRST]].
+Not actually a radar but optical tracking. See [[IRST]].
 ====TWS====
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 ====TWS HDN====
 ===Radar range scale===
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 File:ACM Mode vertical high.jpg|ACM mode with a vertical upwards looking search area.
 </gallery>
 ==Radar scan patterns==
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 Radar gunsights are fitted to a number of aircraft in the game. If there is no real radar, these aircraft can be identified by the presence of the radar gunsight indicator (see image to the right). A radar gunsight is very similar to a regular gyroscopic gunsight, however whereas on a regular gunsight the pilot would have to manually dial in a range, radar gunsights use a small ranging radar to automatically input the range for the target the pilot is pointing his guns at.
-In game radar gunsights will automatically adjust the aircraft's gyroscopic gunsight in the cockpit view, making it more accurate. They are of no real use in third person view, aside from perhaps being able to tell you if there is a target in front of you when flying in heavy cloud for example.
+In game radar gunsights will automatically adjust the aircraft's gyroscopic gunsight in the cockpit view, making it more accurate. Modern planes also get a radar gunsight in 3rd person view for the locked target if you come close enough.
 You can turn the radar gunsight on and off by pressing the "Lock radar target on" key. Often there is only a short range in which it will work like 200 - 500m distance.

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-For example if we take the [[AN/APS-21]] radar. Its scan patter uses 15 bars, each 2° in height, giving us an elevation width of 30°; with a vertical offset of +5°. If we put this into the equations above we get the following:
+For example if we take the [[AN/APS-21]] radar. Its scan pattern uses 15 bars, each 2° in height, giving us an elevation width of 30°; with a vertical offset of +5°. If we put this into the equations above we get the following:
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