[SAM] Question of setting up SA-2

[VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants]

I am playing around with SAM sites lately. My SA-2 SAM group has 1 SR, 1TR and 3 LN. My problem is, if I point all of them facing south, can they track and hit anything other than approaching from the direction of south?

[razo+r]

Yes, the launcher and radar can rotate 360 degrees.

Otherwise you can still all place them down facing different directions.

[VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants]

Then it is very strange. I am sure the green circles of the LNs are enclosing both SR and TR and yet, they did not fire at me at all, when I approach from the east, inside their launch range at 12K ft, while they are facing south. My RWR only detects the SR, but no TR... Do I need the RF too?

[razo+r]

It should work if you add the P-19 to the group. 

For example

X Launchers

1 Fan Song

1 P-19

And that should make the group fire at you.

Addition: In the files the Fan Song is made dependant on the P-19. So if you have that one in the group it will work. Other SRs don't work. The RF is not needed. However, if you are using the RF, its dependant on the Fan Song and the P-19.

[VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants]

Strange, I have both P-19 and Fan Song but they are just not firing. Is it something about the location of the radars and/or LN, or is it about the target height?

[razo+r]

There is a max distance between the units (but I don't remember it anymore, but it should be decently large).

I've got you an example below. 3 Launchers, 1 TR and 1 SR, no change in position, facing North. One A-10A at 12'000ft immortal without reaction flying overhead the site.

SA2test.miz

Otherwise attach your mission so we can see if you're missing something.

[VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants]

Okay, I have been able to make it work -- just that the reaction time from tracking to launching is kinda slower than reacted.