Was German radar really this bad?

[Hinrich Schwab]

Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980

Think it may be bugged in SH 4 though.I keep it turned off but tested it when making a night surface attack on convoy in early June 43(same patrol) and even at 4000M it did not detect enemy ships.Think that in an attempt to show how poor the metox was, its nerfed too much as my radar man never reports a contact even though the lines are dancing on the scope.

You are right, it is bugged. Every time there is a change of watch, the next watchman keeps turning the stupid thing back on.

Also, the METOX really was that bad. It was wholly unreliable. Another issue is that the METOX could only detect the older Allied radar. About the time METOX became common, the newer, higher frequency radar sets were being used in ships and planes and METOX could not detect them. There is no bug, other than what I mentioned. METOX just plain sucks.