ACM Radar mode lock onto boats/ships.

[Guest]

I am using ACM-PAL mode alot when in dogfight but it lock onto boats as well, should it do this or is it a bug?

[near_blind]

It should be able to do that.

[Guest]

How do you know that it should do that?

[QuiGon]

42 minutes ago, Razor68 said:

How do you know that it should do that?

 

Because in ACM mode it's a simple pulse radar that locks onto the next possible thing and a huge metallic ship on the ocean stands out on the radar like a torch in the dark. The Tomcat radar in pulse search mode is excellent to detect ships up to 200nm. A RIO can see them on his radar display (the DDD, not the TID!) and even mark their position.

Edited August 12, 2021 by QuiGon

[eatthis]

Iv locked and hit a friendly ship with a phoenix lol

[BreaKKer]

F/A-18s fired sparrows at Iraqi ships in the gulf war. It is most definitely possible

[draconus]

On 8/12/2021 at 12:12 AM, Razor68 said:

I am using ACM-PAL mode alot when in dogfight but it lock onto boats as well, should it do this or is it a bug?

Should be range limited to 15nm.