New AAA units

[Tomcatter87]

Hey guys,

I'm wondering what might be the best way to use the new SON-9 AAA radar. With what guns can we pair it? Do we just set up a group with the radar and the guns, e.g. some S-60?

Also it would be nice to know the maximum altitude that the new KS-19 100 mm gun can shoot at. The S-60, we can set up to fire at point 10000 feet AGL. What about the big boomer? Has someone tried out yet?

[aavmaj]

Typically paired with the S-60 gun system or the KS-100 gun system.  I am not sure about the 23mm stuff.  

[Tomcatter87]

Allright, finally I found the time to mess around with the new units. 

If you setup the new KS-19 100mm gun to fire at point, they reach up to 40 000 feet AGL, which is a lot. I didnt check if the bullets actually reach that altitude though. 

And: Connecting a radar to a group of AAA guns makes them more effective. While the guns without radar don't see targets at night, they now spot it and shoot at it, even in pitch black night. Works for KS-19, S-60, ZSU-57 and even the ZU-23 emplacement.

Edited August 14, 2022 by Tomcatter87

[Saguanay]

So explain how you set up the gun battery.  I have the S-60s firing at aircraft when they get into range.  KS-19s will track but won't fire yet.

[twistking]

20 hours ago, Tomcatter87 said:

[...] Works for [...] ZU-23 emplacement.

 

Did you use Firecan or DogEar Radar for the ZU-23?

13 hours ago, Saguanay said:

So explain how you set up the gun battery.  I have the S-60s firing at aircraft when they get into range.  KS-19s will track but won't fire yet.

You just have to put them into the same group. That's all...

[Tomcatter87]

3 hours ago, twistking said:

Did you use Firecan or DogEar Radar for the ZU-23?

The firecan