It's use has been discussed quite alot lately, however, the basics of HOJ and jamming still need some clarification to me.
Am I correct in saying HOJ works like this?:
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The aircraft jams by emitting signals outward in all directions, which gives away the aircraft's general position, yet prevents the enemy from being able to read its direction of flight, distance, altitude, and speed.
The Enemy aircraft however can launch a missle which can HOJ, or home on jam. This is done when a missle locks onto the jamming signals instead, and therefore moves in the general direction of the enemy bandit. When the missle gets close enough, and burns through, it then can acquire the bandit on its own, and make the HOJ kill.
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Now was that all Correct?
Some questions along side:
- Exactly which missles are capable of HOJ?
- Since the missle tracks the jammer and locks onto the aircaft on its own, does that mean, this missle is Fire and forget? Can I unlock the jamming signal?
- Will the enemy get a warning as the missle is fired on the enemies jammer signals instead of on the aircraft itself?
Apologies for the barrage of questions, Just needed some clarification.