Patriot ECS requires line of sight to a target

[Blackfyre]

In order to work, Patriot site's ECS must have line of sight to a target, which, I guess, is wrong. It is the only manned vehicle in a site, why would it require to be exposed? 

It used to work fine without line of sight, but then it has been changed without a mention in patch notes, so assume it is a bug.

P.S. I would imagine it must be somehow connected to radars and launchers, but it isn't the case in DCS, which is fine because it helps to offset AI stupidity (smart AI is very hard).

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[Northstar98]

IRL the Patriot ECS has to be within 38 m of the AN/MPQ-53 RS as that's the length of the cable connecting the 2. Though you're quite right that the ECS doesn't need to have LOS to the target, only the radar (RS) needs to have that (though it also needs LOS to the missiles, as Patriot uses a command-guided midcourse phase and the RS needs to uplink steering commands throughout the entire flight).

And speaking of cables:

• The power cables between the EPP and the ECS and RS are 23 m long, so the EPP shouldn't be more than that distance away from them.
• The cable between the ECS and the AMG/CRG are 15 m long, so the AMG/CRG shouldn't be further than that from the ECS.

The launchers (LS) are more independent and have their own generators, instead having a radio link to the ECS, they should be sited between 120 - 1000 m away from the RS and 90 m away from each other if out in the open.

This all comes from FM 44-15-1.

Edited 3 hours ago by Northstar98