AWACS detecting ships?

[Mr_sukebe]

Apologies if this is a dumb question, but is there a way to request an AWACS unit to call out the location of an enemy ship?

[BIGNEWY]

Not as far as I am aware. 

[Silver_Dragon]

Not as far as I am aware. 

AN/APS-145 E-2 has a Air radar, capable of detect Air, sea and land targets.

https://digilander.libero.it/humboldt/pdf/ANAPS-145.pdf
https://www.radartutorial.eu/19.kartei/08.airborne/pubs/APS-145-Brochure.pdf

E-3 Sentry radar has the same Air, Sea and land capability
https://www.forecastinternational.com/archive/disp_pdf.cfm?DACH_RECNO=337

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[MAXsenna]

AN/APS-145 E-2 has a Air radar, capable of detect Air, sea and land targets.

https://digilander.libero.it/humboldt/pdf/ANAPS-145.pdf
https://www.radartutorial.eu/19.kartei/08.airborne/pubs/APS-145-Brochure.pdf

E-3 Sentry radar has the same Air, Sea and land capability
https://www.forecastinternational.com/archive/disp_pdf.cfm?DACH_RECNO=337

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Pretty sure OP meant in the game.


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[Mr_sukebe]

I did mean in the game, so as to understand capability.

If the real AWACs can detect ships, can we please add this capability into the wish list for a future implementation into DCS?

 

[Squid_DK]

AWACS do detect ships in the game you just can't get any position updates sent via radio.

[Mr_sukebe]

1 hour ago, Squid_DK said:

AWACS do detect ships in the game you just can't get any position updates sent via radio.

Thanks for advising.

Apologies for the dumb question, but does that mean that ships will appear on radars in day the F18, as provided by datalink, or available via F10 if “fog of war” is selected?

[Squid_DK]

Haven't tried. They should pop up on F10. I know they provide target info for friendly naval forces to conduct ASuW engagement data.