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Originally Posted by Mob1us0ne
I'm a former USAF ECM troop and can confirm the bit about accurate bearings from RWR and I'm sure the RX mode on a sub or sea based ESM mast uses the same method of operation. Bearing info is highly accurate, it has to be as the operator needs to inform the vehicle commander threat direction for evasion.
Using single strength for range info is very dicey. As a general rule the processors can estimate range, but even on our TSF display (tactical situation format, B-1 version of RWR) there's only three rings: close, mid, and far. But they really mean low, mid, and high signal strength as it's mainly for threat prioritization.
Does that make sense? I talk a of jargon
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I guess the problem is that a sub is using a single antenna. Am I right in saying that an aircraft have multiple RWR antennas scattered in different places and so it is easier to get an accurate bearing?