Radar operator report range?

jmr · 07-04-07, 06:04 PM

Is there anyway to make him report the range of the target rather than "long range/meduim/short"? Surely even someone like Bernard could read out the digits on the range indicator

panzermeyer · 07-04-07, 06:11 PM

I have wondered this myself, but I believe in real world situation, they are not able to tell the exact range. I might be mistaked, but I think on the hydrophone they can't really tell how far in meters a target really is.

jmr · 07-04-07, 07:31 PM

I mean when the radar operator when he's working the set, not the passive sonar guy.

panzermeyer · 07-04-07, 08:01 PM

Oops sorry mis-read that. I am not exactly sure what type of radar the subs had, but I know land based radars, one was able to calculate range. For example the radars used by the RAF during the battle of Britian.

But I would guess the u-boat radar isn't as sophisticated as land based ones. However I could only be totally wrong. I am sure one the u-boat grognard will answer your question soon enough.

07-04-07, 06:04 PM	#1
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07-04-07, 06:11 PM	#2
panzermeyer Watch Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NC Posts: 29 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have wondered this myself, but I believe in real world situation, they are not able to tell the exact range. I might be mistaked, but I think on the hydrophone they can't really tell how far in meters a target really is. __________________ "I am nothing; We are everything!" - Kurt 'panzermeyer' Meyer

07-04-07, 08:01 PM	#4
panzermeyer Watch Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NC Posts: 29 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Oops sorry mis-read that. I am not exactly sure what type of radar the subs had, but I know land based radars, one was able to calculate range. For example the radars used by the RAF during the battle of Britian. But I would guess the u-boat radar isn't as sophisticated as land based ones. However I could only be totally wrong. I am sure one the u-boat grognard will answer your question soon enough. __________________ "I am nothing; We are everything!" - Kurt 'panzermeyer' Meyer

07-04-07, 07:31 PM	#3
jmr Commander Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 462 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	I mean when the radar operator when he's working the set, not the passive sonar guy.