TWS in russian jets not working in multiplayer?

[gundelgauk]

Hi everyone!

 

 

I have a question about the TWS radar mode in russian jets as described on pages 25-27 in lomac_manual_1.1_eng.pdf. According to that, Russian jets have a TWS radar mode which one can switch to with ALT+I.

 

This mode works very well for me in single player but as soon as I join a multiplayer game, I encounter a problem that makes TWS unusable for me.

 

As soon as I press ALT+I in a multiplayer game, the radar switches into TWS mode but switches back into SCAN mode just one second after that. This happens no matter which PRF I use.

 

This renders TWS effectively useless for me in multiplayer games. Am I doing something wrong? I've tried asking in the Hyperlobby chat but noone knew the answer. Hopefully someone here can enlighten me... please? :smartass:

[Ardillita]

probably, for sure in your multiplayer angagement there is more than 1 pilot useing ECM. In presence of ECM signals, you can´t use TWS mode.

[gundelgauk]

Oh, so when there's an active jammer in my radar cone, my radar will automatically switch back to SCAN/RWS mode? That would be a reasonable explanation. Thanks for that information!

 

Is this behavior also the case in the F-15 or is it limited to the Russian jets?

[GGTharos]

Nope, it's limited to russian jets due to a sub-par radar processor.

[gundelgauk]

Thanks to both of you for the information. I was already thinking I'd be going nuts over this.

[Kuky]

geee... I wasn't aware of this. Good I read this post.