AA Radar Question

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Originally Posted by Imp

Set up some tests, never have but I would be surprised if radar AA is not far more effective than any none radar AA especially if the flight path lets it track the target & get multiple shots at it.
Trying to determine the difference would be very difficult due to the amount of factors involved though.
As mentioned radar can often "see" better & hence maintain target lock for longer.

Yes, I agree it's possible that even with the current low FC values radar AAA might be better than non-radar AAA in most cases. However, the whole point is that it should be at least as good if not better in circumstances that are optimal for the latter, that is daylight with good visibility. The reason for that is that AAA radars are always coupled with a fire control computer which has immediate access to the range and azimuth information from the radar. Non-radar systems without a LRF rely on range and speed estimation or much slower range finding by an optical (usually stereoscopic) range finder. Even the latter was usually provided only with heavy AA guns from 75mm upwards.