RADAR SEARCH MODIFIERS 1. AJM # - Air Radar or EWR ECCM. 2. BJM # - Air Radar or EWR ECCM. 3. CHAFF PPL Effectiveness No. 4. Mini-Jammer PPL Effectiveness No. RADAR BORESIGHT MODE 1. Radar Arc - Limited. 2. Max Range = Search Strength No. 3. Previous contacts and locks lost when mode declared. 4. Nearest Visually sighted target in Limited arc automatically contacted. 5. Lock-on roll allowed, no maneuver limitations. RADAR AUTO-TRACK MODE 1. Radar Arc - 180 + unless normally limited; in which case it remains lim. 2. Max Range = Search Strength No. 3. Nearest target in radar arc is automatically contacted. 4. It nearest A/C was a friendly with IFF on, it may be ignored and next nearest is automatically contacted etc. 5. A visually sighted aircraft in arc may be selected for auto contact if not the closest by rolling 7 or less. 6. Lock-on roll allowed, no maneuver limitations. 7. Previous contacts and lock-ons lost when mode declared. BREAKING RADAR LOCK-ONS Locks are broken when: 1). A/C stalls, departs, or becomes engaged. 2). A/C does ET turns, Viffs, or does other than vertical rolls. 3). A/C takes H or C hit, or radar operator GLOC's. 4). Target cannot be kept in radar arc while Illuminating. RADAR SEARCH LIMITATIONS 1. Pilot Only A/C may not search if they: a). Snap-turned or turned at HT or greater rate. b). Fired Guns or made an air to ground attack. 2. Multi-crew A/C may not search if they: a). Snap-turned or turned at BT or greater rate. 3. Neither type A/C may search if they: a). Are stalled, departed, or engaged. b). Performed more than one vertical roll in the turn. c). Performed any other roll types or Viff maneuvers. d). Did an Unloaded Dive or Damage Control. e). Were Hit and "H" or greater damage ensued. f). Had their radar operator go into GLOC. Note: Boresight and Auto-Track Modes allow maneuver restrictions to be ignored but not attack, damage, or operator GLOC restrictions; these always apply. Back to Table of Contents -- Air Power # 16 Back to Air Power List of Issues Back to MagWeb Magazine List © Copyright 1991 by J.D. Webster This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com