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evaamo2 -> Spotting ECM Emitters (10/12/2009 7:00:20 AM)
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Hi all. I'm using 3.9.4 with latest HUD3.
I've been trying to use ESM-equipped aircraft to help me locate the source of Offensive ECM activity (jamming). Let's say I assign an EA-6B to a "red" side, and set it to perform a support mission and turn on its ECM to active. On "blue" side I have an ESM-capable aircraft, as well as radar stations and an AEW asset. According to the manual, every radar being jammed on "blue" should show an "X" character next to it. This does work. However, again according to the manual, I should also be able to identify the aircraft emitting the OECM; it should show a "Q" character next to it. This won't work for me. The only way I got the game to show me some icon indicating something (wasn't a "Q" char tho), was when I had both the EA-6B with ECM and RADAR set to on, which is not a good thing to do!.
Is there any logical explanation for this? If I have an ESM-capable aircraft (not just RWR), shouldn't it somehow report unusual EW activity, in this case performed by an airborne emitter?
Another question: has the range for visual IDs (in the air and surface) been reduced? It seems it takes something close to a mid-air collision for an aircraft to visual recon another ;-)
thanks for any replies you can provide!
-E
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