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f4migcap -> an/aps-20 radar (10/18/2013 2:07:03 AM)

hey guys, have a quick newbie question. The radar carried by alot of Lockheed Neptunes in the game is the an/aps-20 radar and in the description for for its abilities it says 'Air Search, Heading Info, Range Information, Speed Information'.
Does that mean it only has air search capabilities? I know during the Falklands war a Neptune found the HMS Sheffield with its radar before it was sunk by an exocet missile.



CapnDarwin -> RE: an/aps-20 radar (10/18/2013 2:51:57 AM)

Could those Neptunes have EMS gear?



f4migcap -> RE: an/aps-20 radar (10/18/2013 3:16:16 AM)

I believe they do have EMS gear. I also found an interesting article from the October 2011 issue of 'Naval History' put out by the US Naval Institute where it mentions the AN/APS-20 radar was used for detecting Subs snorkeling so it sounds like it has a Surface Search capability.

http://www.bluetoad.com/print.php?pages=19&issue_id=78640&ref=1

Also the radar is installed beneath the fuselage, which suggests a surface search intention.



navwarcol -> RE: an/aps-20 radar (10/18/2013 7:15:04 AM)

AN/APS-20 was a surface search radar, you are correct.



.Sirius -> RE: an/aps-20 radar (10/18/2013 2:09:47 PM)

Will be updated in a db release next week sometime, there is different variants of the AN/APS-20 so will check out all of them



ComDev -> RE: an/aps-20 radar (10/18/2013 4:49:19 PM)

Oops. The 1980-2015 db has been updated, will auto-synch the 1950-1979 database [8D] There could be variants of the radar that are in 1950-1979 database but not in the 1980-2015 database, so Paul would be great if you could check that.

Thanks!



.Sirius -> RE: an/aps-20 radar (10/18/2013 5:22:47 PM)


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ORIGINAL: emsoy

Oops. The 1980-2015 db has been updated, will auto-synch the 1950-1979 database [8D] There could be variants of the radar that are in 1950-1979 database but not in the 1980-2015 database, so Paul would be great if you could check that.

Thanks!

will do Rag I think yours are in my db anyway but will check



f4migcap -> RE: an/aps-20 radar (10/18/2013 6:13:29 PM)

Thanks guys! Yeah, i just found out that the AN/APS-20 radar was also used as on several AEW aircraft like the EC-121 and Shackleton AEW 2 so it sounds like there were several versions of it. Thanks again for responding so quickly [:)]



ComDev -> RE: an/aps-20 radar (10/18/2013 7:08:48 PM)

Yeah the AN/APS-20F was the AEW version [8D]



f4migcap -> RE: an/aps-20 radar (10/28/2013 12:00:28 PM)

Just checking, there's still a DB release coming up, right?



ComDev -> RE: an/aps-20 radar (10/29/2013 7:41:41 AM)

Yes there is an updated database on the way, it got a little delayed as I've been busy coding the Speed/Altitude stuff.

Thanks [8D]



f4migcap -> RE: an/aps-20 radar (10/29/2013 12:39:11 PM)

thanks for the response, just making sure I hadn't missed it [:)]



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