SOLIDKREATE Posted June 1 Posted June 1 (edited) Hey for those who are new like me. I think this will help you understand the search modes. Edited June 1 by SOLIDKREATE 1 AVIONICS: ASUS BTF TUF MB, INTEL i9 RAPTORLAKE 24 CORE, 48GB PATRIOT VIPER TUF 6600MHz, 16GB ASUS TUF RTX 4070ti SUPER, ASUS TUF 1000w PSU CONTROLS: LOGI X-56 RHINO HOTAS, LOGI PRO RUDDER PEDALS, LOGI G733 LIGHTSPEED MAIN BIRDS: F/A-18C, MIRAGE F1
Ivandrov Posted June 1 Posted June 1 (edited) Eh, I find this to be kind of confusing. What's with the numbered -21 flying through the search areas? The way it's labeled makes it seem like bars are your azimuth. TWS is shown as if it doesn't have a +-40 mode, which it does. STT is shown only in its pulse mode and as a search mode with an azimuth which is not correct. I don't really know what the VSL graphic is supposed to be showing. It doesn't really explain how it works at all. You are also missing PAL and Supersearch. Edited June 1 by Ivandrov 1
wwWolfcom Posted June 2 Posted June 2 (edited) 14 hours ago, Ivandrov said: Eh, I find this to be kind of confusing. What's with the numbered -21 flying through the search areas? The way it's labeled makes it seem like bars are your azimuth. TWS is shown as if it doesn't have a +-40 mode, which it does. STT is shown only in its pulse mode and as a search mode with an azimuth which is not correct. I don't really know what the VSL graphic is supposed to be showing. It doesn't really explain how it works at all. You are also missing PAL and Supersearch. https://www.reddit.com/r/Warthunder/s/XvHtBXnooF He just forgot some description/figures. It is taken from book 「The great book of modern airplanes」 PAL was introduced later, maybe book author didnt have info at that time. Edited June 2 by wwWolfcom
DD_Fenrir Posted June 2 Posted June 2 3 hours ago, RustBelt said: What source is this? Those are some handy pictures. My Father and his graphic design business partner drew these originally for the book “Modern Fighting Aircraft: F-14” published by Salamander. 2
DD_Fenrir Posted June 2 Posted June 2 (edited) For clarity here are the originals with further details and annotations that explain some of the shown information, including a representation of the DDD showing how the MiG-21 referenced bricks should appear: Edited June 2 by DD_Fenrir 3
WarthogOsl Posted June 3 Posted June 3 Fwiw, most of these graphics appeared, in their original form, in James Perry Stevenson's "F-14 Tomcat," from around 1975.
Ivandrov Posted June 3 Posted June 3 (edited) We've had three different books mentioned as the original source for these diagrams, which one is it? Edited June 3 by Ivandrov
DD_Fenrir Posted June 3 Posted June 3 2 hours ago, Ivandrov said: We've had three different books mentioned as the original source for these diagrams, which one is it? The book my Father’s work is in was published in 1985. Given that he is not an expert in radar systems or avionics, I suspect the Stevenson book material was used as reference and redrawn. Salamander produced a large variety of military aviation books during the 80’s; it would not surprise me that these drawings would be leveraged across other tomes, or sold to other publishers for use. 1
SOLIDKREATE Posted June 3 Author Posted June 3 (edited) On 6/1/2025 at 9:17 PM, wwWolfcom said: https://www.reddit.com/r/Warthunder/s/XvHtBXnooF He just forgot some description/figures. It is taken from book 「The great book of modern airplanes」 PAL was introduced later, maybe book author didnt have info at that time. I actually puased the screen several times on a YouTube video. Go to 7:50: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6sqav8Ud-w Edited June 3 by SOLIDKREATE AVIONICS: ASUS BTF TUF MB, INTEL i9 RAPTORLAKE 24 CORE, 48GB PATRIOT VIPER TUF 6600MHz, 16GB ASUS TUF RTX 4070ti SUPER, ASUS TUF 1000w PSU CONTROLS: LOGI X-56 RHINO HOTAS, LOGI PRO RUDDER PEDALS, LOGI G733 LIGHTSPEED MAIN BIRDS: F/A-18C, MIRAGE F1
WarthogOsl Posted June 3 Posted June 3 3 hours ago, Ivandrov said: We've had three different books mentioned as the original source for these diagrams, which one is it? I think some were taken directly from Navy, Grumman, or Hughes sources. Some appear to have been redrawn in a slightly different style, presumably based on those sources. Here's an example from Stevenson's book, which is credited to U.S. Navy: 1
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