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Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980
Thats why IJN radar effective range should be lowered, so can pull off surface torpedo attacks in later war if diving isnt an option as they could in RL.Now the IJN radar didnt have the best range but also did not have a PPI scope so often couldnt tell if the contact which was a sub was actually an intruder or one of the other ships.Also, subs were not easy to pick up on radar.Lowering their effective range to say 4,000 or 3500-3800 yards would be a fair trade off, you could get withing torpedo range but not too close,
To me its very ahistorical to not be able to pull off a night surface attack in later war because escorts have radar, they did it plenty in RL.
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No one replied to my thread on radar, but I wonder if their radar can pick you up decks awash. With a Gato in calm waters at 28 ft engines will engage, not as fast, but least your faster than dived and charging. I also wonder if like sonar if angle matters with radar. I also wonder how good and what distance they pick up your radar. Sometimes it's hard to know if they're chasing your radar transmissions or have you on radar. Do you know if picking up your transmission is directional. Either way they come right at you. I know they got me early 42 from 7nms, night with light fog.
Get's a little old seeing them come to your position from that far like you have a light on.