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[pmaidhof]

When a ship has more than one radar for the same purpose, say Air Search, if a ship CO chose to utilize one of them, under what circumstances would he not just utilize all of them? I would assume that redundancy is the key, so if one it lit, they all might as well be.

Thanks,

Pete

[CV32]

One reason (probably an atypical one) that comes to mind is anonymity. I might want to energize an air search radar that is the same as, or comparable to, a radar used by other (perhaps neutral) ship types. That way, I could maintain a degree of stealth and yet still collect useful air search information.

[pmaidhof]

Yeah, I thought that too. I was completing a Ship reference form for the relatively new PRC Type 054 FF and noticed it had two former soviet/reverse engineered radar and two western radar for the same function. The western ones do lend themselves to "blending in", but in general, if a ship has one radiating, it would most likely have all?

Thanks,

Pete

[Silent Hunter UK]

Yeah, I thought that too. I was completing a Ship reference form for the relatively new PRC Type 054 FF and noticed it had two former soviet/reverse engineered radar and two western radar for the same function. The western ones do lend themselves to "blending in", but in general, if a ship has one radiating, it would most likely have all?

Thanks,

Pete

Depends on the circumstances. You'd probably stick them all on while under attack.

On a related topic, where a 3D radar has an SS mode listed separately, what do you use when?