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Unknown contact - 8/10/2015 8:46:45 AM

guderian68

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Hi to all,

maybe someone already asked but I can't find any threads so here my question.

I noticed that unknown contact (yellow one to be clear :)) are labelled as fighether, boomer, bomber even before there is a visualy id by some friendly units. There is some optional setting that avoid this ?

Thanks a lot

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RE: Unknown contact - 8/10/2015 11:25:07 AM

Dimitris

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If they are type-classified before visually identified then this means their possible identity is narrowed down by other means (IR, ESM, radar-NCTR etc.).

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RE: Unknown contact - 8/10/2015 11:30:59 AM

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I think this is just your guys identifying the general profile of the target visually. It's a lot easier to say, "Oh, that looks like a small fighter," than it is to get "Oh, that's a Moroccan F-16C Blk 52+." That's why the first happens much father away.

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RE: Unknown contact - 8/10/2015 11:32:30 AM

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Sorry, I was too slow and also maybe wrong!

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RE: Unknown contact - 8/15/2015 12:52:04 PM

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You are partially right anxiousbob. If you have an F-16 with a targeting pod and send it to intercept an unknown aircraft, then at long range you might see it turn into "bomber" and then closer in it'll become "TU-160 Blackjack".

This could be cause in the targeting pod it is far out seen like "that's big, definitely not a fighter but a bomber" and as they close in they can classify it further.

But like Sunburn says, target radar emissions that are detected by your Rivet Joint for example could also cause a classification. Or an NCTR capable radar can classify it.

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