Radar - friendly ships

[dorn]

I think it would be good if friendly ships can be seen on radar too.

[mobeer]

Yes please - without any automatic identification, so its a bit of mystery who is there!

[oldpop2000]

I don't know how the game works, but radar should reflect off of any surface and the reflected waves return to the sending antenna. Now as to identification, without IFF/SIF, the radar cannot differentiate between a friendly target and an unfriendly target. The sending ship just has to know where the fleet is located in relation to them. That is the way it works in reality, in the game, who knows.

Source: www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ref/RADONEA/COMINCH-P-08-09.html

I quote:

The friendly or enemy character of a radar contact cannot be determined from the appearance of the echo alone; some auxiliary means for recognition or identification must be provided. That this problem is most urgent is brought out by the following quotation from the War Instructions, United States Navy (FTP. 143):


 A most important factor in war is positive recognition and identification of friend or enemy. Through lack of thorough training, absence of coordination, and due to misunderstanding, friends lose their lives or the enemy is permitted to escape. It is essential that personnel receive proper indoctrination on this subject."


The terms "Recognition" and "Identification" are defined by the War Instructions as follows:


Recognition: The process of determining the friendly or enemy character of others.


Identification: The process of indicating your own friendly character.