circles around aircraft

Platapus · 09-06-10, 07:07 PM

I was unable to find an answer using the search function.

Playing RFB2 + RSRD

When an aircraft is sighted there are two circles around the aircraft. One small and the other much larger. What do they represent?

Mandiworld · 09-07-10, 01:31 PM

I think one circle (the larger one) stands for the span of its sensor range and the other one (smaller one) stands for the span of its visual range. Somebody correct me If I'm wrong.

I always try to dive before my sub is inside the circle...

tater · 09-07-10, 03:19 PM

I've never seen a circle.

Dowly · 09-07-10, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by tater

I've never seen a circle.

Looks like this:

Platapus · 09-07-10, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Mandiworld

I think one circle (the larger one) stands for the span of its sensor range and the other one (smaller one) stands for the span of its visual range. Somebody correct me If I'm wrong.

I always try to dive before my sub is inside the circle...

I don't think the aircraft have any sensors other than the eyeball.

What is interesting is that when I zoom in, the smaller inner circle seems to say the same size which does not make sense. Normally when you zoom in stuff gets bigger.

and the larger circle seems awfully big for a visual range.

tater · 09-07-10, 05:38 PM

Visual range from an aircraft? I can see Mt. Taylor out my front window, and that's over 85 miles away. My house is about 1500' above town in the foothills. From the crest (~5000 ft above town) I can see considerably farther.

Is the circle much bigger than 100 nm?

John Channing · 09-07-10, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by tater

I've never seen a circle.

tater · 09-07-10, 05:50 PM

Never seen a circle around a plane in RFB. Not once.

Only on EZ mode, maybe?

Armistead · 09-07-10, 07:25 PM

What year is it. Some planes have radar. Still, I've never seen circles around planes. Maybe they were there in stock, but I don't recall that they were.

Platapus · 09-07-10, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by tater

Never seen a circle around a plane in RFB. Not once.

Only on EZ mode, maybe?

I have map contacts on. I wonder if it is from RSRD?

tater · 09-07-10, 09:17 PM

I use RSRDC, and that's a sub thing, not a plane thing, so it's not in RSRDC.

Dunno, never saw it, myself. Sounds like the stock game sensor range circle thingies (which have been turned off so long for me I've sort of forgotten them).

Ducimus · 09-07-10, 10:57 PM

One circle will be radar. The other will be the visual sensor.

Which one is which i have no idea where RFB is concerned. But, given all the factors invovled it would not be unusual to see a visual sensor have a 20 to 30KM radius, and only have an effective detection range of 16 to 18KM or something like that.

Diopos · 09-08-10, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by tater

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Visual range from an aircraft? I can see Mt. Taylor out my front window, and that's over 85 miles away
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Ok. But can you see the sub on the top?

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WernherVonTrapp · 09-09-10, 09:49 AM

I have never seen such circles while playing RFB/RSRDC but I think they were present when I was playing TMOwTw. I do remember seeing circles around some of the aircraft, similar to the circles accompanying the DDs.
Don't remember seeing more than 1 circle around any planes in stock.

09-06-10, 07:07 PM	#1
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09-09-10, 09:49 AM	#14
WernherVonTrapp Admiral Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Now, alot farther from NYC. Posts: 2,228 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	I have never seen such circles while playing RFB/RSRDC but I think they were present when I was playing TMOwTw. I do remember seeing circles around some of the aircraft, similar to the circles accompanying the DDs. Don't remember seeing more than 1 circle around any planes in stock. __________________ "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." -Miyamoto Musashi ------------------------------------------------------- "What is truth?" -Pontius Pilate

09-07-10, 01:31 PM	#2
Mandiworld Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 7 Downloads: 177 Uploads: 0	I think one circle (the larger one) stands for the span of its sensor range and the other one (smaller one) stands for the span of its visual range. Somebody correct me If I'm wrong. I always try to dive before my sub is inside the circle...

09-07-10, 03:19 PM	#3
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	I've never seen a circle.

09-07-10, 05:38 PM	#6
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Visual range from an aircraft? I can see Mt. Taylor out my front window, and that's over 85 miles away. My house is about 1500' above town in the foothills. From the crest (~5000 ft above town) I can see considerably farther. Is the circle much bigger than 100 nm?

09-07-10, 05:50 PM	#8
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Never seen a circle around a plane in RFB. Not once. Only on EZ mode, maybe?

09-07-10, 07:25 PM	#9
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	What year is it. Some planes have radar. Still, I've never seen circles around planes. Maybe they were there in stock, but I don't recall that they were.

09-07-10, 09:17 PM	#11
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	I use RSRDC, and that's a sub thing, not a plane thing, so it's not in RSRDC. Dunno, never saw it, myself. Sounds like the stock game sensor range circle thingies (which have been turned off so long for me I've sort of forgotten them).

09-07-10, 10:57 PM	#12
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	One circle will be radar. The other will be the visual sensor. Which one is which i have no idea where RFB is concerned. But, given all the factors invovled it would not be unusual to see a visual sensor have a 20 to 30KM radius, and only have an effective detection range of 16 to 18KM or something like that.