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> it's generally best for everyone if they go underneath or around chokepoints. Theoretically yeah, but radar is pretty great for resolving ambiguity.
by QuarterReptile 5y ago
> it's generally best for everyone if they go underneath or around chokepoints.
Theoretically yeah, but radar is pretty great for resolving ambiguity.
- dylan604 5y agoHow much of a radar signal will this generate? https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/USS_Los_Angeles%3B0868802.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/USS_Los_...
- jedc 5y agoExactly, it’s a tiny radar signature, particularly compared to its actual size.
- QuarterReptile 5y agoSorry, I missed your comment. To answer your first question, a significant amount of RCS for a capable commercial radar, not least of all because it is rounded for hydrodynamics, which is a terrible shape for minimizing RCS. Second, I should have been clearer: the submarine stands to gain by operating their own radar rather than working from sonar alone. Finally, submerged transits are mostly advantageous for security concerns.