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Originally Posted by vmialpha454
Hi. I am new to this mod. I really like what I see so far. I have a question about the SJ radar. Are the Japanese able to detect it if it is powered on? I know in real life it needed to be used cautiously. I have been reading through the threads on this mod for a few days but it's quite a lot and I'm nowhere close to reading it all, so my apologies if this is a noob question or already answered elsewhere. Cheers.
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Well, there was a lot of caution in using SJ radar during the war, most of it unwarranted in my opinion. First of all most people are under the opinion that if your radar is turned on and the enemy has radar, up pops a ping on the radar and they know exactly where you are. In reality, the extent of their knowledge was that somebody out there somewhere was running a radar set.
Archerfish (Enright) found herself in the situation of deciding whether or not to use r adar during its engagement with the Shinano and escorts. Enright's decision? Leave the damned thing on all the time.
So the Japanese admiral sees a little indicator light saying "somebody's running a radar set out there and he's running it ALL the time." Japanese admiral says "Holy crap! There's a wolfpack hunting my brand new carrier." Instead of continuing in a straight line beyond range of Archerfish (they were all on deck waving bye-bye.....not really), the admiral says "evasive maneuvers!" and turns directly in front of Archerfish. Shoot. Shoot. Shoot. Shoot. Boom. Boom. Boom. Boom. Glug. Glug. Glug. Glug.
Nothing turns the tide of battle your way better than injecting a little chaos into the mix. Your radar tells you the position, course and speed of the enemy at all times. It tells you instantaneously if they change course or speed. It tells them somebody out there is running a radar set. Advantage you!