How come MIG29 can't detected approaching SU17?

[Kenan]

I mean, there is no radar warning or anything like that..the SU just sneaks up on you and fires its R60's.

 

You can detect it of course, by KNOWING where to point your radar..but..if u don't know where it is..he canget you easily.

 

F15 on the other hand receives a warning thru its TEWS (SU17 icon blinking).

 

So...what's the catch? :)

[ZoomBoy27]

I tested head to head both the F15 and the MiG29 against the Su-17.

Nothing showed up on the TEWS or the MiG RWR.

 

What systems did the Su-17 have?

Isn't it a CAS plane like the Su-25?

[Bimbac]

To Kenan :

 

Su-17M4 cannot be detected on RWR. The reason for that is simple - it has NO RADAR, just a laser target designator, similar to Su-25. It uses weapon's own seeker to acquire an airborne target.

 

In real life, you cannot even distinguish which target you have locked. Weapons readiness panel just shows a green light when R-60 acquires its target. There is no other symbology anywhere.

[Kenan]

To Kenan :

 

Su-17M4 cannot be detected on RWR. The reason for that is simple - it has NO RADAR, just a laser target designator, similar to Su-25. It uses weapon's own seeker to acquire an airborne target.

 

In real life, you cannot even distinguish which target you have locked. Weapons readiness panel just shows a green light when R-60 acquires its target. There is no other symbology anywhere.

 

I suspected SU17 having no radar is the main reason it can't be detected.

However, I remmeber testing F15 against it and I did get a warning on my TEWS?!

 

Or maybe I was too drunk or something? :shock: