Alpine Dog Posted January 11, 2013 Posted January 11, 2013 Hi everyone, Would you know when you need to use the ECM jammer vs. the IR Jammer? Thank you! Adrien.
badger66 Posted January 11, 2013 Posted January 11, 2013 IR jammer is more for low level heat seekers , while the ECM is for trying to baffle their longer range radar guided SAMs .
RagnarDa Posted January 11, 2013 Posted January 11, 2013 To elaborate further on the difference between the two. - The IR-jammer (who spoofs Infra Red ("heat-seeking") missiles by moving a IR-light from one side to the other back and forth) you can pretty much turn on at the start of the mission and keep it on til you finish. Not sure if this would be advisable in real life though, would probably be overheating-issues and such. - The ECM on the other hand you shouldnt use all the time but only sometimes. One way they work is by transmitting radio-light into the enemys radar receiver (ground, air and missiles) and therefore overloading them. It's a little like shining a flashlight into someones eyes. They may have a little difficulty looking your way, but they will be very aware of your presence. 1 DCS AJS37 HACKERMAN There will always be bugs. If everything is a priority nothing is.
badger66 Posted January 12, 2013 Posted January 12, 2013 It's a little like shining a flashlight into someones eyes. They may have a little difficulty looking your way, but they will be very aware of your presence. Well , thats a damn brilliant way to explain that :thumbup:
Eihort Posted January 13, 2013 Posted January 13, 2013 Except Radio and Light are in different parts of the spectrum. It's like saying "My sound system can produce awesome high low-frequecy sounds from this awesome sub-tweeter!". It's a "wait. wut?" thing. But the "pitch black night and everyone has flashlights" analogy is one of the best ever to explain what's going on in the RF spectrum in the battlespace.
sobek Posted January 13, 2013 Posted January 13, 2013 But the "pitch black night and everyone has flashlights" analogy is one of the best ever to explain what's going on in the RF spectrum in the battlespace. In case of noisejamming, yes. In case of other jamming modes, the analogy becomes weird, because the flashlight is suddenly able to fake its own position and speed. Good, fast, cheap. Choose any two. Come let's eat grandpa! Use punctuation, save lives!
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