ScAvenger001 Posted January 17, 2019 Posted January 17, 2019 The Hornet's HUD shows early warning radars with just a stick and no letter. This has the side effect that there's no way to designate them for HARM attack.
Beamscanner Posted January 17, 2019 Posted January 17, 2019 EW radars may be too low of a frequency to target with the HARM...
QuiGon Posted January 17, 2019 Posted January 17, 2019 EW radars may be too low of a frequency to target with the HARM... But shouldn't they appear on the HUD nonetheless? Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing!
Beamscanner Posted January 17, 2019 Posted January 17, 2019 Why would the pilot want "S" radars (EW / Search radars) cluttering up his HUD? And no, I've never seen HUD footage with "S" emitter strobes
QuiGon Posted January 17, 2019 Posted January 17, 2019 Why would the pilot want "S" radars (EW / Search radars) cluttering up his HUD? And no, I've never seen HUD footage with "S" emitter strobes Alright then Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing!
ScAvenger001 Posted January 17, 2019 Author Posted January 17, 2019 Why would the pilot want "S" radars (EW / Search radars) cluttering up his HUD? And no, I've never seen HUD footage with "S" emitter strobes But the stick is still present. Isn't that the worst of all worlds, with the stick still taking up space but no indication of what type of emitter it is, and no way to designate it as a target?
Beamscanner Posted January 17, 2019 Posted January 17, 2019 yeah, i dont think the "S" emitter stick should be there.
Spooky OS Posted January 17, 2019 Posted January 17, 2019 EW radars may be too low of a frequency to target with the HARM... I seem to remember in the 91 Gulf War that area / sector air defence radars where engaged and destroyed by anti-radiation missiles so they should be targetable.
Mainstay Posted January 17, 2019 Posted January 17, 2019 I seem to remember in the 91 Gulf War that area / sector air defence radars where engaged and destroyed by anti-radiation missiles so they should be targetable. Yeah but those were probably hit with predefined data
Beamscanner Posted January 17, 2019 Posted January 17, 2019 (edited) wiki mentions that the AGM-88C version got an additional bandwidth of 500-2000 MHz.. Which tells me the original couldn't see that low. This paper describes the transparency of the HARM radome between 8000-12000 MHz. Though that doesn't mean that's the total range of reception. http://1.16 It also mentions the seeker to be capable of multi-octave reception (extremely wide RF range). We also know the HARM is able to detect and home in on the SA-2 which operates in the E band (2000-3000 MHz) or G band (4000-6000 MHz) depending on the version of the SA-2. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/fan-song.htm Thus, as far as we know, the HARM originally operated between 2000-12000 MHz, and the C version was upgraded to see 500 - 12000 MHz. Its possible it could see higher than 12 GHz, but I haven't yet found the evidence. Never the less, a radar operating below 500 MHz shouldn't be seen or target-able by the AGM-88C. For instance, the HARM should not be capable against 'Spoon Rest', as it operates in the VHF band. https://fas.org/nuke/guide/russia/airdef/v-75.htm Military Bands: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_band_(NATO) Edited February 5, 2019 by NineLine
Tholozor Posted January 17, 2019 Posted January 17, 2019 (edited) Only reference I could find on the 1L13 radar is that it's down in the A/B bands between 30 and 300 Mhz. So it makes sense why the HARM can't target that one. Edited February 5, 2019 by NineLine REAPER 51 | Tholozor VFA-136 (c.2007): https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3305981/ Arleigh Burke Destroyer Pack (2020): https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3313752/
Gearbox Posted January 17, 2019 Posted January 17, 2019 Why would the pilot want "S" radars (EW / Search radars) cluttering up his HUD? And no, I've never seen HUD footage with "S" emitter strobes When I would run Wild Weasel missions in Falcon it was useful because you could use the HTS to get their location to easily set up a maverick or a bomb to take them out. Just had to get closer of course.
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