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I assume the parent means "to crash on it", not to sink it with a missile. I will also say that at 5m from surface, good luck "seeing" it with on a radar. Also
by HenryBemis 6y ago
I assume the parent means "to crash on it", not to sink it with a missile.
I will also say that at 5m from surface, good luck "seeing" it with on a radar. Also, at night and/or with mist.. you don't even see it coming.
- Retric 6y agoBoats use radar to see other boats just fine. As the dramatically faster object it’s job is to avoid other ships not the other way around. As such it can just use forward looking radar and never hit anything unintentionally.
- HenryBemis 6y agoI will go ahead and assume that they see the Transponder signal and not the actual boats. If by boats you mean warships, then yes, they may cause a blip in a proper radar.
- Retric 6y agoNo, the current generation of small boat radar are surprisingly capable in both harbors and the open ocean. Decent systems can reliably see a 20’ boat over a mile away in reasonably calm water. Transponders are frequently turned off in harbors for various reasons and are simply not that reliable even in the open ocean. That said, at longer distances or rough seas things significantly degrade unless you’re talking about a big boat.