Total Sensor systems overhaul

[rain crow]

Now that radar behaviour is behaving more realistically, I think we should take this all the way.

Seeker FOV modeling, allowing it to detect all heat/radar signatures within range and FOV

DAS/IRST Now considers heat signatures into account

Jamming no longer affects planes without radar/planes who shut off their radar/Jamming source not within FOV

Jamming now has an area of effect, Can be omnidirectional or cone shaped

Jamming no longer completely shuts down radar, instead dramatically increases background noise of receivers within the area of effect, making stealth aircraft more effective with jamming

Sensor warfare is a big part of Air supremacy that a lot of people seem to neglect, I hope we can change that

[rigid imp]

jamming should still affect datalink reception, maybe with a different mode/frequency that doesnt affect radars

[rain crow]

Eh, it never affected datalink in the first place, on planes without radar all they do is produce a visual effect

[rigid imp]

I was told it did

[rain crow]

They would mess up your HUD and the Map yes, but afaik you will still receive updates from datalink shown on the HUD

[pulsar heart]

I can agree with all. Now this pretty good.
Buut. We really need little rework detection system for aircrafts. When around not exist another allies aircrafts or radars you can detect incoming missile from pretty close range sometimes (1-2km), what can't give any chances to evade. Thats why should increase radar missiles detection, from 5-7 km should be good. And in case with IR missiles of course we cannot detect so far incoming ir missiles, but we can get info if was created launch in our side

[pulsar heart]

Jamming will can really work like laser point emission for every aircraft in target, and of course jamming cannot make big problems for aircraft control, but we at least can really make noises at MFD, and holo display on head, and maybe even can make small noises in aircraft controls. What really have sense add - turning off datalink data transfering if target aircraft in jamming.

Area effect jamming now pretty good work against radar missiles(in each aircraft i mean).
Now for medusa really not exist now area type seekers, what probably will have sense to exist if medusa will be pretty close to targets(maybe 7-10km), what for medusa wrong gameplay for life. And cone probably will can increase range maybe twice.

IDK is jamming really can shut down radar, but it really will can make noises which give this radar to pilots.

I write this like it will be in real life.

So as you see, most part of existed in game work pretty realistic

[rain crow]

No, jamming will not affect operation of HUD and MFD. Not unless you want to give pilot more radiation dose than chernobyl reactor No.4

Jammer can be operated like laser pointer but is no point in doing so when you can affect larger area instead.

Infact, many aircraft have systems to filter and represent jamming

[pulsar heart]

Will can affect to MFD and HUD because they are dont have shielding from emissions, they are in external part of aircraft and pilot.

And yes, im not sure how much emissions make jammer pods to give target lethal dose of radiation 😅.

In aircraft installing filtering systems from jamming? Of course it will really help in case control systems of aircraft.
But at external parts which almost unreal make enough good shielding like MFD and HUD

[rain crow]

You need very much radiation (which is basically how jammer works) to start affecting electronic displays and equipment. Hence the comment about radiation sickness. You only need shielding for equipment when you are very close to intense source of radiation

[pulsar heart]

Oka, I will look how much noises will need to make similar effects.
But in any case... This gameplay feature, just will be have more sense to jamm players and using medusa

[rain crow]

im saying medusa jamming pod can cover more area without having to manually select every target in the area

[pulsar heart]

Yeah, but i think it probably will require look on them and will pretty decrease effective range