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− | + | [[File:Radar warning receiver.jpg|thumb|The War Thunder standard RWR display showing a pulse-Doppler "track" from the 5 o'clock sector.]] | |
− | A Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) is a system that informs the pilot about incoming radar radiation, allowing for proper action if needed. In game, the RWR varies a lot between models, but most of them are a clock display which shows the type of threat (search radar or tracking radar), the source and the direction. | + | <!--{{main|:Category:Countermeasures|l1=Countermeasures}}--> |
+ | A Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) is a system that informs the pilot about incoming radar radiation, allowing for proper action if needed. In-game, the RWR varies a lot between models, but most of them are a clock display which shows the type of threat (search radar or tracking radar), the source, and the direction. | ||
== Understanding the RWR == | == Understanding the RWR == | ||
− | <blockquote>{{Notice|Note: Radar Warning | + | <blockquote>{{Notice|Note: Radar Warning Receivers are only capable of detecting certain bands. Radars that operate at frequencies outside of those bands will not be detected.}}</blockquote> |
==== Basic function ==== | ==== Basic function ==== | ||
− | The RWR warns the pilot about any outside radar that may be detecting, tracking or launching a missile at the user's aircraft, as long as the threat isn't in the RWR blindspots (often directly above or below) | + | <gallery mode="packed"> |
+ | RWR tutorial 1.jpg | ||
+ | RWR tutorial 2.jpg | ||
+ | RWR Tutorial 3.jpg | ||
+ | RWR tutorial 4.jpg | ||
+ | RWR tutorial 5.jpg | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | The RWR warns the pilot about any outside radar that may be detecting, tracking, or launching a radar-guided missile at the user's aircraft, as long as the threat isn't in the RWR's blindspots (often directly above or below). | ||
− | If a radar is sending a single "ping" at you (a search radar is detecting you), the RWR will sound a short warning and show the direction it is coming from. RWR can show multiple pings at once from different directions and sources. If you hear a constant alarm and see a | + | If a radar is sending a single "ping" at you (a search radar is detecting you), the RWR will sound a short warning and show the direction it is coming from. RWR can show multiple pings at once from different directions and sources. If you hear a constant alarm and see a dashed line coming from the ping towards the center of the RWR, a tracking radar has locked you and is constantly tracking your position (which usually precedes a missile launch). Finally, a faster alarm along with blinking warnings in the RWR indicate a missile launch, which requires immediate action. |
+ | [[File:RWR dead angles.jpg|thumb|Most RWR have dead angles from which they can't see the enemy radar, particularly from directly above or below.]] | ||
− | Some RWRs are | + | Some RWRs are incapable of distinguishing between search radars and tracking radars. If your RWR is one of them, instead of a constant alarm you may only be able to distinguish between the two by how frequently the ping updates (A constant tone that doesn't go away may indicate a tracking radar). |
− | There may be lamps which indicate the type of radar that's detecting or tracking the aircraft, for example PD (Pulse-Doppler), A/D (Air Defence), AAA/AI (Anti-Aircraft Artillery/ | + | There may be lamps which indicate the type of radar that's detecting or tracking the aircraft, for example PD (Pulse-Doppler), A/D (Air Defence), AAA/AI (Anti-Aircraft Artillery/Airborne Radar) and much more, although the most dangerous of them all is CW which is the guidance method for most SARH missiles. |
− | + | There are many types of RWR which vary a lot in function: | |
==== Standard RWR ==== | ==== Standard RWR ==== | ||
− | This type of RWR is the one that's commonly found on most aircraft that carry one. They display the exact direction and the type of threat that's detecting the aircraft. | + | This type of RWR is the one that's commonly found on most aircraft that carry one. They display the exact direction and the type of threat that's detecting the aircraft. |
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+ | Many of them are capable of detecting tracking radars, and some can even detect if the threat has launched a radar-guided missile, allowing for immediate evasive action. More advanced RWRs may be able to identify the vehicle that's triggering the RWR as long as they're inside the RWR's database. | ||
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==== Sectored RWR (SPO-10, SPO-15 and others) ==== | ==== Sectored RWR (SPO-10, SPO-15 and others) ==== | ||
[[File:SPO-10.jpg|thumb|SPO-10 RWR.]] | [[File:SPO-10.jpg|thumb|SPO-10 RWR.]] | ||
− | [[File:Rwr4.jpg|thumb|A | + | [[File:Rwr4.jpg|thumb|A Soviet SPO-15 RWR.]] |
This type of RWR doesn't display the exact direction of the detected threat, and instead only shows it in sectors. One of the most common RWRs that use sectors for displaying threats are the ones used by the MiG-21 and early MiG-23 variants, which only show 4 sectors. Each sector shows an approximation of the direction of the target, although it has its limitations. In order to show that a target is directly ahead, the RWR has to light up 2 sectors that look forwards, and if a target is directly behind, it has to light up 2 sectors that look backwards. This could be easily confused for two different threats that are triggering the RWR system. | This type of RWR doesn't display the exact direction of the detected threat, and instead only shows it in sectors. One of the most common RWRs that use sectors for displaying threats are the ones used by the MiG-21 and early MiG-23 variants, which only show 4 sectors. Each sector shows an approximation of the direction of the target, although it has its limitations. In order to show that a target is directly ahead, the RWR has to light up 2 sectors that look forwards, and if a target is directly behind, it has to light up 2 sectors that look backwards. This could be easily confused for two different threats that are triggering the RWR system. | ||
==== Semi-Directional RWR (SPO-2) ==== | ==== Semi-Directional RWR (SPO-2) ==== | ||
− | Unique to the Su-7B family of jets and the MiG-19S, this RWR only warns about radiation that's coming from behind as it only has a single antenna. Historically, this RWR was designed to warn the pilot about an enemy that was using the rangefinder radar behind the aircraft, but in-game it gives proper warnings up to | + | Unique to the Su-7B family of jets and the MiG-19S, this RWR only warns about radiation that's coming from behind as it only has a single antenna. Historically, this RWR was designed to warn the pilot about an enemy that was using the rangefinder radar behind the aircraft, but in-game it gives proper warnings up to 40 km away as long as the radiation is an I Band type coming from the rear. Note that this RWR lacks tracking capability. |
==== RWR with no tracking capability (AN/ALR-45, AN/APR-25, f95, SPO-2, APP-73 and others) ==== | ==== RWR with no tracking capability (AN/ALR-45, AN/APR-25, f95, SPO-2, APP-73 and others) ==== | ||
− | These RWRs function like normal with a key difference: If a | + | These RWRs function like normal with a key difference: If a radar locks the aircraft, there won't be a special text and audio warning, forcing the user to be more attentive to the RWR display and sounds. |
However, these RWRs can still show the difference between a search and a tracking radar, as once the plane is being tracked, the search ping extends into a constant tone that won't go away, along with the ping icon refusing to fade away. | However, these RWRs can still show the difference between a search and a tracking radar, as once the plane is being tracked, the search ping extends into a constant tone that won't go away, along with the ping icon refusing to fade away. | ||
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==== Symbols ==== | ==== Symbols ==== | ||
− | * AI (Air-to-Air) - | + | |
− | * AI R/O - | + | * AI (Air-to-Air) - Air Intercept Radar |
− | * AI TRK - | + | * AI R/O - Airborne Rangefinder |
− | * PD (Pulse Doppler) - Pulse Doppler | + | * AI HI - Air Intercept Radar in high frequency band |
− | * CW - | + | * AI TRK - Air Intercept Radar in track mode |
+ | * PULSE - Pulse signal | ||
+ | * PD (Pulse Doppler) - Pulse Doppler Radar | ||
+ | * MPRF - PD with medium pulse repetition frequency | ||
+ | * HPRF - PD with high pulse repetition frequency | ||
+ | * CW - Continuous Wave signal (Guidance method of most SARH missiles) | ||
+ | * CW/PD - CW or PD signal | ||
* A/D (Air Defense) - Air Defense System | * A/D (Air Defense) - Air Defense System | ||
− | * SAM (Surface-to-Air Missile) - SAM | + | * SAM (Surface-to-Air Missile) - SAM Radar |
− | * SAM TRK - | + | * SAM LO - SAM low frequency band |
+ | * SAM MID - SAM medium frequency band | ||
+ | * SAM HI - SAM high frequency band | ||
+ | * SAM TRK - SAM Radar (Tracking) | ||
+ | * SAM LNC - SAM in launch mode | ||
* AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery) - Anti-Aircraft Artillery | * AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery) - Anti-Aircraft Artillery | ||
− | * AAA/AI - | + | * AAA/AI - Anti-Aircraft Artillery or Radar/Airborne Radar |
− | * AAA TRK - | + | * AAA LO - AAA in low frequency band |
− | * S125 - | + | * AAA TRK - Anti-Aircraft Artillery Radar (Tracking) |
− | * S75 - | + | * TWS - Track While Scan |
− | * SA75 - | + | * S125 - S-125 Neva |
+ | * S75 - S-75 Desna | ||
+ | * SA75 - SA-75 Divina | ||
+ | * N-H - MIM-14 Nike-Hercules | ||
+ | * HAWK - MIM-23 Hawk | ||
− | + | {{clear}} | |
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== List of RWR systems == | == List of RWR systems == | ||
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! colspan="14" | RWR systems | ! colspan="14" | RWR systems | ||
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+ | | [[File:USA_flag.png|40px|link=]] || [[AN/ALR-46]] || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{columns|3|{{Specs-Link|f-4e}}<br>{{Specs-Link|f-4e_iaf}}<br>{{Specs-Link|f-4e_kurnass_2000}}}} | ||
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+ | | [[File:USA_flag.png|40px|link=]] || [[AN/ALR-56C]] || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{columns|3|{{Specs-Link|f_15a_iaf}}<br>{{Specs-Link|f_15a}}}} | ||
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| [[File:USA_flag.png|40px|link=]] || [[AN/ALR-56M]] || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{columns|3|{{Specs-Link|f_16d_block_40_barak_2}}<br>{{Specs-Link|f_16a_block_10}}<br>{{Specs-Link|f_16aj}}<br>{{Specs-Link|f_16c_block_50}}<br>{{Specs-Link|f_16a_block_10_iaf}}<br>{{Specs-Link|f_16a_block_20_mlu}}}} | | [[File:USA_flag.png|40px|link=]] || [[AN/ALR-56M]] || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{columns|3|{{Specs-Link|f_16d_block_40_barak_2}}<br>{{Specs-Link|f_16a_block_10}}<br>{{Specs-Link|f_16aj}}<br>{{Specs-Link|f_16c_block_50}}<br>{{Specs-Link|f_16a_block_10_iaf}}<br>{{Specs-Link|f_16a_block_20_mlu}}}} | ||
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− | | [[File:USA_flag.png|40px|link=]] || [[AN/ALR-67(V)2]] || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{columns|3|{{Specs-Link|av_8c}}<br>{{Specs-Link|f_14b}}<br>{{Specs-Link|av_8b_plus_italy}}}} | + | | [[File:USA_flag.png|40px|link=]] || [[AN/ALR-67(V)2]] || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{columns|3|{{Specs-Link|amx}}<br>{{Specs-Link|av_8c}}<br>{{Specs-Link|f_14b}}<br>{{Specs-Link|av_8b_plus_italy}}}} |
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| [[File:USA_flag.png|40px|link=]] || [[AN/ALR-68(V)]] || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{columns|3|{{Specs-Link|f-4f_late}}}} | | [[File:USA_flag.png|40px|link=]] || [[AN/ALR-68(V)]] || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{columns|3|{{Specs-Link|f-4f_late}}}} | ||
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| [[File:USA_flag.png|40px|link=]] || [[AN/ALR-69]] || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{columns|3|{{Specs-Link|a_10a_early}}<br>{{Specs-Link|a_10a_late}}<br>{{Specs-Link|f_16a_block_15_adf}}<br>{{Specs-Link|f_16a_block_15_adf_italy}}}} | | [[File:USA_flag.png|40px|link=]] || [[AN/ALR-69]] || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{columns|3|{{Specs-Link|a_10a_early}}<br>{{Specs-Link|a_10a_late}}<br>{{Specs-Link|f_16a_block_15_adf}}<br>{{Specs-Link|f_16a_block_15_adf_italy}}}} | ||
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| [[File:USA_flag.png|40px|link=]] || [[AN/APR-27]] || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{columns|3|{{Specs-Link|f8u-2}}<br>{{Specs-Link|f-8e}}}} | | [[File:USA_flag.png|40px|link=]] || [[AN/APR-27]] || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{columns|3|{{Specs-Link|f8u-2}}<br>{{Specs-Link|f-8e}}}} | ||
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| [[File:USA_flag.png|40px|link=]] || [[AN/APR-32]] || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{columns|3|{{Specs-Link|f-4jk}}}} | | [[File:USA_flag.png|40px|link=]] || [[AN/APR-32]] || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{columns|3|{{Specs-Link|f-4jk}}}} | ||
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− | | [[File:USA_flag.png|40px|link=]] || [[AN/APR-39]] || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{columns|3|{{Specs-Link|a_129_cbt}}<br>{{Specs-Link|a_129_a}}<br>{{Specs-Link|a_109_eoa2}}<br>{{Specs-Link|ah_mk1}}<br>{{Specs-Link|ah_1f}}<br>{{Specs-Link|ah_1s_late}}<br>{{Specs-Link|ah_1s}}<br>{{Specs-Link| | + | | [[File:USA_flag.png|40px|link=]] || [[AN/APR-39]] || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{columns|3|{{Specs-Link|a_129_cbt}}<br>{{Specs-Link|a_129_a}}<br>{{Specs-Link|a_109_eoa2}}<br>{{Specs-Link|ah_mk1}}<br>{{Specs-Link|ah_1f}}<br>{{Specs-Link|ah_1s_late}}<br>{{Specs-Link|ah_1s}}<br>{{Specs-Link|ah_6m}}<br>{{Specs-Link|ah_64a}}<br>{{Specs-Link|ah_64a_greece_usa}}<br>{{Specs-Link|ah_64d}}<br>{{Specs-Link|ah_64d_japan}}<br>{{Specs-Link|a_129_d}}<br>{{Specs-Link|ahs}}<br>{{Specs-Link|bo_105cb2}}<br>{{Specs-Link|bo_105pah1}}<br>{{Specs-Link|bo_105pah1_a1}}<br>{{Specs-Link|g_lynx}}<br>{{Specs-Link|hkp9a_cb2}}<br>{{Specs-Link|lynx_ah_mk1}}<br>{{Specs-Link|mh_60l_dap}}<br>{{Specs-Link|ah_64a_iaf}}<br>{{Specs-Link|ah_2_rooivalk}}<br>{{Specs-Link|ah_64d_i_saraph}}<br>{{Specs-Link|ah_1q_iaf}}<br>{{Specs-Link|ah_1f_iaf}}<br>{{Specs-Link|yah_64}}<br>{{Specs-Link|ah_64a_peten}}<br>{{Specs-Link|ah_1s_early}}<br>{{Specs-Link|ah_64a_peten_iaf}}}} |
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− | | [[File:USA_flag.png|40px|link=]] || [[AN/APR-39A(V)1]] || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{columns|3|{{Specs-Link|oh_58d}}<br>{{Specs-Link|oh_58d_china}}}} | + | | [[File:USA_flag.png|40px|link=]] || [[AN/APR-39A(V)1]] || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{columns|3|{{Specs-Link|ah_1z}}<br>{{Specs-Link|oh_58d}}<br>{{Specs-Link|oh_58d_china}}}} |
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− | | [[File:USA_flag.png|40px|link=]] || [[AN/ | + | | [[File:USA_flag.png|40px|link=]] || [[AN/APS-54]] || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{columns|3|{{Specs-Link|b-57b}}}} |
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| [[File:Sweden_flag.png|40px|link=]] || [[APP-73]] || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{columns|3|{{Specs-Link|saab_ja37}}<br>{{Specs-Link|saab_ja37d}}}} | | [[File:Sweden_flag.png|40px|link=]] || [[APP-73]] || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Tick}} || {{columns|3|{{Specs-Link|saab_ja37}}<br>{{Specs-Link|saab_ja37d}}}} | ||
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− | ==External | + | == Media == |
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+ | {{Youtube-gallery|DOGazUgUdsQ|'''Radar Warning Receivers: The Complete Guide (2024)''' - ''Tim's Variety''|xrNJZmA9aL8|'''RWRs: The Ultimate Guide''' - ''War Thunder Official Channel''}} | ||
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+ | == See also == | ||
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+ | * ''reference to the type of technology;'' | ||
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+ | * [[Airborne radars]] | ||
+ | * [[SPAA radars]] | ||
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+ | == External links == | ||
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+ | [[Category:Radars]] |
Revision as of 09:21, 31 March 2024
A Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) is a system that informs the pilot about incoming radar radiation, allowing for proper action if needed. In-game, the RWR varies a lot between models, but most of them are a clock display which shows the type of threat (search radar or tracking radar), the source, and the direction.
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Understanding the RWR
Note: Radar Warning Receivers are only capable of detecting certain bands. Radars that operate at frequencies outside of those bands will not be detected.
Basic function
The RWR warns the pilot about any outside radar that may be detecting, tracking, or launching a radar-guided missile at the user's aircraft, as long as the threat isn't in the RWR's blindspots (often directly above or below).
If a radar is sending a single "ping" at you (a search radar is detecting you), the RWR will sound a short warning and show the direction it is coming from. RWR can show multiple pings at once from different directions and sources. If you hear a constant alarm and see a dashed line coming from the ping towards the center of the RWR, a tracking radar has locked you and is constantly tracking your position (which usually precedes a missile launch). Finally, a faster alarm along with blinking warnings in the RWR indicate a missile launch, which requires immediate action.
Some RWRs are incapable of distinguishing between search radars and tracking radars. If your RWR is one of them, instead of a constant alarm you may only be able to distinguish between the two by how frequently the ping updates (A constant tone that doesn't go away may indicate a tracking radar).
There may be lamps which indicate the type of radar that's detecting or tracking the aircraft, for example PD (Pulse-Doppler), A/D (Air Defence), AAA/AI (Anti-Aircraft Artillery/Airborne Radar) and much more, although the most dangerous of them all is CW which is the guidance method for most SARH missiles.
There are many types of RWR which vary a lot in function:
Standard RWR
This type of RWR is the one that's commonly found on most aircraft that carry one. They display the exact direction and the type of threat that's detecting the aircraft.
Many of them are capable of detecting tracking radars, and some can even detect if the threat has launched a radar-guided missile, allowing for immediate evasive action. More advanced RWRs may be able to identify the vehicle that's triggering the RWR as long as they're inside the RWR's database.
Sectored RWR (SPO-10, SPO-15 and others)
This type of RWR doesn't display the exact direction of the detected threat, and instead only shows it in sectors. One of the most common RWRs that use sectors for displaying threats are the ones used by the MiG-21 and early MiG-23 variants, which only show 4 sectors. Each sector shows an approximation of the direction of the target, although it has its limitations. In order to show that a target is directly ahead, the RWR has to light up 2 sectors that look forwards, and if a target is directly behind, it has to light up 2 sectors that look backwards. This could be easily confused for two different threats that are triggering the RWR system.
Semi-Directional RWR (SPO-2)
Unique to the Su-7B family of jets and the MiG-19S, this RWR only warns about radiation that's coming from behind as it only has a single antenna. Historically, this RWR was designed to warn the pilot about an enemy that was using the rangefinder radar behind the aircraft, but in-game it gives proper warnings up to 40 km away as long as the radiation is an I Band type coming from the rear. Note that this RWR lacks tracking capability.
RWR with no tracking capability (AN/ALR-45, AN/APR-25, f95, SPO-2, APP-73 and others)
These RWRs function like normal with a key difference: If a radar locks the aircraft, there won't be a special text and audio warning, forcing the user to be more attentive to the RWR display and sounds.
However, these RWRs can still show the difference between a search and a tracking radar, as once the plane is being tracked, the search ping extends into a constant tone that won't go away, along with the ping icon refusing to fade away.
Note that even if the RWR lacks tracking capability, it may still be able to give proper missile launch warnings if the RWR has that capability.
Symbols
- AI (Air-to-Air) - Air Intercept Radar
- AI R/O - Airborne Rangefinder
- AI HI - Air Intercept Radar in high frequency band
- AI TRK - Air Intercept Radar in track mode
- PULSE - Pulse signal
- PD (Pulse Doppler) - Pulse Doppler Radar
- MPRF - PD with medium pulse repetition frequency
- HPRF - PD with high pulse repetition frequency
- CW - Continuous Wave signal (Guidance method of most SARH missiles)
- CW/PD - CW or PD signal
- A/D (Air Defense) - Air Defense System
- SAM (Surface-to-Air Missile) - SAM Radar
- SAM LO - SAM low frequency band
- SAM MID - SAM medium frequency band
- SAM HI - SAM high frequency band
- SAM TRK - SAM Radar (Tracking)
- SAM LNC - SAM in launch mode
- AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery) - Anti-Aircraft Artillery
- AAA/AI - Anti-Aircraft Artillery or Radar/Airborne Radar
- AAA LO - AAA in low frequency band
- AAA TRK - Anti-Aircraft Artillery Radar (Tracking)
- TWS - Track While Scan
- S125 - S-125 Neva
- S75 - S-75 Desna
- SA75 - SA-75 Divina
- N-H - MIM-14 Nike-Hercules
- HAWK - MIM-23 Hawk
List of RWR systems
RWR systems | |||||||||||||
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Name | Band | Track | Equipped by | ||||||||||
C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K - M | |||||
ALR-400 | |||||||||||||
AN/ALQ-73 | |||||||||||||
AN/ALR-45 | |||||||||||||
AN/ALR-45(V) | |||||||||||||
AN/ALR-46 | |||||||||||||
AN/ALR-46(V)3 | |||||||||||||
AN/ALR-56C | |||||||||||||
AN/ALR-56M | |||||||||||||
AN/ALR-67(V)2 | |||||||||||||
AN/ALR-68(V) | |||||||||||||
AN/ALR-69 | |||||||||||||
AN/APR-25 | |||||||||||||
AN/APR-27 | |||||||||||||
AN/APR-32 | |||||||||||||
AN/APR-36 | |||||||||||||
AN/APR-39 | |||||||||||||
AN/APR-39A(V)1 | |||||||||||||
AN/APS-54 | |||||||||||||
AN/APS-109 | |||||||||||||
APP F9/5 | |||||||||||||
APP-27 | |||||||||||||
APP-73 | |||||||||||||
AR830 | |||||||||||||
ARI 18223 | |||||||||||||
ARI 18228 | |||||||||||||
ARI 18241/1 | |||||||||||||
ARI 23284 | |||||||||||||
ARI 23333/1 | |||||||||||||
J/APR-1 | |||||||||||||
J/APR-2 | |||||||||||||
J/APR-3 | |||||||||||||
J/APR-4 | |||||||||||||
J/APR-6 | |||||||||||||
KJ8602 | |||||||||||||
KJ8602A | |||||||||||||
Mirage Detecteur | |||||||||||||
RWR | |||||||||||||
SERVAL | |||||||||||||
SPO L-150 | |||||||||||||
SPO-2 | |||||||||||||
SPO-10 | |||||||||||||
SPO-15 | |||||||||||||
SPO-15LM | |||||||||||||
SPS-200 | |||||||||||||
Sherloc | |||||||||||||
Type 930 | |||||||||||||
Type 930-4 |
Media
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