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Originally Posted by Wdll
So you think it is normal for the Khrisantema-S (not the missile, the system with it being land vehicle and very short at that) to have the same and better view than most modern Gunships?
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An helicopter is going to have a greater theoretical visual horizon and ability to see over obstacles than a ground vehicle, of course.
But that, in a way, is already factored in the game independently from the night vision rating: with a high visibility setting a high flying helicopter is going to see much further than a ground vehicle on most maps.
But under adverse visual conditions the system characteristics must be taken in consideration; given it is a radar we are talking about antenna, wavelenght, power available etc
A radar system capable of detecting a tank at 3km (60 game hexes) will be able to exploit its 3km maximum range far more frequently mounted on an helicopter. It isn't however going to detect a tank at 30km even if the theoretical radar/visual horizon is there thanks to the helicopter height.
And, on the other hand on some relatively rare but not impossible terrains (some Iran-Iraq battlefields come to mind) the same ground mounted radar system might be placed to exploit its full 3km range.
Keep in mind that the theoretical radar horizon of a two meters tall object looking at an other two meters tall object (both placed on the surface) is in excess of eleven kilometers.
This of course a theoretical discussion, in practice we don't know how these systems stack up to each other.