AA Radar Question

[PvtJoker]

Originally Posted by shahadi

A generic Anti Aircraft Machine Gun (AAMG) is not an optical system. So, if you mean optical system as an automatic visual tracking and fire control system, then yeah an AAMG may be fitted with such fire solutions; furthermore, an AAMG with such a system may have a higher EW than an AAMG without an "optical system" as discussed here.

AAMG's usually do not have any kind automation. They have a passive sight that varies from a simple ring sight to a (relatively) sophisticated reflector sight. If we want to do semantical nitpicking, they are all "optical systems" in the sense than they rely on (passive) optical acquisition and tracking of the target by Mk1 Eyeball, but in the case of a reflector sight helped by additional optics in the sight. The "system" has components which are the gun with a sight, and the human eye and brain. Reflector sights can be used with IIR devices for some night vision. There is no reason not to call that a system even if it's not an automated system.

The whole point is that by logic passive optical target acquisition should be immune to EW, so an AAA weapon which has no active radiating components should ignore any EW completely, or if that is not possible from the way the game works, have a higher EW rating than any target. No radio frequency jamming is going to make the aircraft invisible and (visual) cloaking devices have not been invented yet.