Getting radar contacts...with no radar?!

Ping Jockey · 03-26-07, 10:34 AM

I get Radar reports and I have no Radar????

Nightmare · 03-26-07, 11:24 AM

The radar station only works if your sub has been upgraded to have SJ radar. However in 1942 I put SD radar on my Gato and I get radar contacts, (SD radar doesn’t have a station). I have three issues with the SD radar:

1) The SD radar was really only able to pick up airborne contacts. I've been successfully able to pick up surface contacts and track them, which brings me to point two...

2) SD radar should not give a bearing of the contact, only range.

3) 7 out of 10 times my lookouts spot planes before my SD picks them up. Of course this means I never get under in time so I have to avoid a bombing run. I'm just pretending that it's down for maintenance or something, but it should have better detection than that. In both "Clear the Bridge" and "Wahoo" Richard O'Kane was never really surprised by aircraft to the extent I have been.

McBeck · 03-26-07, 11:34 AM

Ahhh...iv got a radar...a SD radar

Onkel Neal · 03-26-07, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nightmare

The radar station only works if your sub has been upgraded to have SJ radar. However in 1942 I put SD radar on my Gato and I get radar contacts, (SD radar doesn’t have a station). I have three issues with the SD radar:

1) The SD radar was really only able to pick up airborne contacts. I've been successfully able to pick up surface contacts and track them, which brings me to point two...

2) SD radar should not give a bearing of the contact, only range.

3) 7 out of 10 times my lookouts spot planes before my SD picks them up. Of course this means I never get under in time so I have to avoid a bombing run. I'm just pretending that it's down for maintenance or something, but it should have better detection than that. In both "Clear the Bridge" and "Wahoo" Richard O'Kane was never really surprised by aircraft to the extent I have been.

Don't quote me on it (because I don't wanna be called a Liar!!!) but I believe this will get fixed in patch v1.2

03-26-07, 10:34 AM	#1
Ping Jockey Medic Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Arizona, USA Posts: 159 Downloads: 294 Uploads: 0	I get Radar reports and I have no Radar???? __________________ I joined the U S Navy in 1964. Saw the world and a lot more.

03-26-07, 11:34 AM	#3
McBeck Admiral Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,027 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Ahhh...iv got a radar...a SD radar __________________ "I like subcommanders...they dont have time for bull**!" Proud member of the Subsim army of zombies Becks website

03-26-07, 11:24 AM	#2
Nightmare Engineer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 210 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	The radar station only works if your sub has been upgraded to have SJ radar. However in 1942 I put SD radar on my Gato and I get radar contacts, (SD radar doesn’t have a station). I have three issues with the SD radar: 1) The SD radar was really only able to pick up airborne contacts. I've been successfully able to pick up surface contacts and track them, which brings me to point two... 2) SD radar should not give a bearing of the contact, only range. 3) 7 out of 10 times my lookouts spot planes before my SD picks them up. Of course this means I never get under in time so I have to avoid a bombing run. I'm just pretending that it's down for maintenance or something, but it should have better detection than that. In both "Clear the Bridge" and "Wahoo" Richard O'Kane was never really surprised by aircraft to the extent I have been.