Does using SAM ( ASM / NAM ) mode & using DTT ( in both RWS & TWS ) alert the enemy that they are being tracked?

[justAflankerFAN]

I'm still confused about the different between RWS & TWS. If both RWS & TWS can perform the same thing ( bugged a target without produce lock warning for the enemy and DTT ) then isn't TWS is much better than RWS due to its ability to provide track ( vector ) of aircraft within its scan's zone?

Edited July 6, 2023 by justAflankerFAN

[Napillo]

ASM/NAM and DTT do not alert the other aircraft, other than they may be able to detect that they're being scanned faster than usual.

RWS is great because you can see more targets (dont need to track them just see them), and because it doesn't need a track, you can lock quicker, and can get a higher range. TWS requires you to use either 'hi' or 'med' PRF not both, so it's a bit more limited, the maximum lock range is less. 

VS is velocity search, and going from that to a lock, it puts the target into STT, so they'll get notified by their RWR, someone is spiking you. It has the longest range out of all the modes, but since it goes directly into an STT, they'll know. However, you can switch the STT back into a TWS or ASM/NAM/SAM mode.

[justAflankerFAN]

10 minutes ago, Napillo said:

ASM/NAM and DTT do not alert the other aircraft, other than they may be able to detect that they're being scanned faster than usual.

RWS is great because you can see more targets (dont need to track them just see them), and because it doesn't need a track, you can lock quicker, and can get a higher range. TWS requires you to use either 'hi' or 'med' PRF not both, so it's a bit more limited, the maximum lock range is less. 

VS is velocity search, and going from that to a lock, it puts the target into STT, so they'll get notified by their RWR, someone is spiking you. It has the longest range out of all the modes, but since it goes directly into an STT, they'll know. However, you can switch the STT back into a TWS or ASM/NAM/SAM mode.

Could you elaborate more on "other than they may be able to detect that they're being scanned faster than usual". Do you mean that STT lock in ASM / NAM could produce a RWR warning that they are being tracked faster than STT in TWS?

Edited July 7, 2023 by justAflankerFAN

[Napillo]

The RWR of some jets will beep every time they are scanned, if they pay attention to the beeping, they might notice the frequency is getting higher. It is not any different than using TWS.

[Pavlin_33]

4 hours ago, Napillo said:

The RWR of some jets will beep every time they are scanned, if they pay attention to the beeping, they might notice the frequency is getting higher. It is not any different than using TWS.

I guess beeping would go higher in frequency only when you use narrow search field, but in full-wide mode it should be exactly the same as in RWS, no?

[Napillo]

right. They're not going to tell if they're RWS or TWS tracked, and most pilots don't even pay attention to that, so it won't matter, but if you pay attention, you can notice it. Any good pilot should just assume they're being seen / launched on anyway.