Doubts about radar, planes and anti-aircraft artillery

jorgegonzalito · 11-13-20, 09:28 PM

Regarding the PPI radar, contacts with surface ships are clearly seen, but sometimes the crew announces a contact that does not appear on the screen. Shortly after, the surface submarine is attacked by one or more aircraft. The obvious question is if the planes are targets so small that the radar doesn't pick them up, and if the radar operator sees the contact, why can't I see it? Another question I have is the light anti-aircraft gun, when activating it there are options such as "fire at discretion" or "attack planes that attack the submarine". I expected the crew at their posts to shoot the plane, but they didn't and I had to dive. So in addition to everything else I have to do as captain, I also have to handle the anti-aircraft?

11-13-20, 09:28 PM	#1
jorgegonzalito Officer Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina. Posts: 237 Downloads: 322 Uploads: 0	Doubts about radar, planes and anti-aircraft artillery Regarding the PPI radar, contacts with surface ships are clearly seen, but sometimes the crew announces a contact that does not appear on the screen. Shortly after, the surface submarine is attacked by one or more aircraft. The obvious question is if the planes are targets so small that the radar doesn't pick them up, and if the radar operator sees the contact, why can't I see it? Another question I have is the light anti-aircraft gun, when activating it there are options such as "fire at discretion" or "attack planes that attack the submarine". I expected the crew at their posts to shoot the plane, but they didn't and I had to dive. So in addition to everything else I have to do as captain, I also have to handle the anti-aircraft?