Electronic-Warfare Aircraft
Specialized Electronic-Warfare Aircraft capable of jamming enemy communications and equipment within a small radius.
The following attributes refer to the unit at a average level (Tier 2 out of 3)
Class: Heavy
Ferry range: 10000
Radar Signature: HIGH
Combat Radius: 750 (From 500-1000)
Carrier-Based Aircraft
Jammer:
Unit can jam enemy equipment within range (From 75-125, with 100 at T2)
—Stats go as follows—
HP: 6 (From 4-10)
Damage vs Fixed Wing: 0 (4 at T3)
Damage vs Rotary: 0 (4 at T3)
Other damages N/A
Speed: 10
Sight Range: 25
New feature: Jamming
Jamming occurs within a radius, similar to radar and sonar. All friendly units in the radius will have their radar signatures hidden from enemy units (Radar jamming), and will not be revealed by moving onto enemy territory. This is a very powerful effect, but it comes with a catch. Because the EWA cannot jam it’s own signal, it will have a unique Jammer signal. This signal is similar to radar signals, showing a blip where the EWA is. If an enemy unit equipped with a radar is jammed by your EWA, the jamming signal will be visible to the enemy. The jamming signal will also be visible if your EWA is flying over enemy territory. The signal is only displaying the source of the interference and is not specific enough for anti-air units to target, but can be attacked directly with aircraft.
There is also another ability: Direct jamming
Direct jamming occurs within sight range (25). Enemy units (not including aircraft) affected by direct jamming lose sight range (radio jamming) and their radar (radar jamming)
Applications:
-Employ EWA across the battlefield to cause chaos for the enemy and attack while they are blinded during a war
-Employ EWA on enemy border just before a surprise attack to protect your troops as they cross or disembark. Garrison in coastal cities can be directly jammed and lose sight range, making them unable to report disembarking enemies
-Employ EWA during a naval operation to hide the radar signatures of your ships, using aircraft carriers to keep the EWA close and safe
-Employ EWA to- muaha- to- hehehehe- *ahem* conceal your units from a MRL by hiding their radar signatures from attached Mobile radars. Direct jamming is risky, but can completely eliminate artillery sight
-Employ EWA and directly jam an enemy AA defense to allow your units to fly though the envelope. This can be especially useful (and realistic) when used with Spec Ops
-Employ EWA in conjunction with NPA to surprise attack enemy fleets
Counters:
-Radar units like Mobile radar, ASF, Infantry officer and AWACS will immediately expose EWA when affected
-Low health means EWA will struggle to survive enemy attack, even when guarded by ASF
-Long range AA like TDS will be able to engage EWA long before they will be jammed
-Mobile Radar and AWACS will be especially effective in dealing with EWA. These two units will be immune to direct jamming. While they still wouldn’t be able to detect hidden radar signals, they can be paired with other units to combat EWA. For example, if you combine mobile radar with SAMs, the enemy EWA will be destroyed when attempting to perform direct jamming. There is also a new upgrade to mobile radar and AWACS; at the end of their research lines, these 2 units will unlock a Anti-Electronic-Warfare Package that makes their radars function normally even within range of EWA. Other radar units like ASF will still be jammed, but can work together with dedicated radar units to continue their mission
-Units with Scout ability (Such as UAV and CRV) will not lose sight range even when affected by direct jam
-EWA will always be visible over enemy territory
-Jamming only occurs when actually patrolling. When moving between airfields, or to a patrol location the jammer will not be active. Only when the patrol actually begins will the jammer activate.
This means that a lone EWA flying straight to an enemy SAM will likely be shot down before reaching it. The SAM will have to be triggered by a missile or aircraft before the EWA can move onto it and jam it
—Respective Doctrine Models—
|Western|
Tier 1: EF-10B SkyKnight
Tier 2: EA-6B Prowler
Tier 3: EA-18G Growler
|European|
Tier 1: F-4G
Tier 2: Tornado ECR
Tier 3: EA-18G Growler (European)
|Eastern|
Tier 1: Mi-8SMV
Tier 2: Il-22PP Porubshchik
Tier 3: J-16D
Thoughts?
Specialized Electronic-Warfare Aircraft capable of jamming enemy communications and equipment within a small radius.
The following attributes refer to the unit at a average level (Tier 2 out of 3)
Class: Heavy
Ferry range: 10000
Radar Signature: HIGH
Combat Radius: 750 (From 500-1000)
Carrier-Based Aircraft
Jammer:
Unit can jam enemy equipment within range (From 75-125, with 100 at T2)
—Stats go as follows—
HP: 6 (From 4-10)
Damage vs Fixed Wing: 0 (4 at T3)
Damage vs Rotary: 0 (4 at T3)
Other damages N/A
Speed: 10
Sight Range: 25
New feature: Jamming
Jamming occurs within a radius, similar to radar and sonar. All friendly units in the radius will have their radar signatures hidden from enemy units (Radar jamming), and will not be revealed by moving onto enemy territory. This is a very powerful effect, but it comes with a catch. Because the EWA cannot jam it’s own signal, it will have a unique Jammer signal. This signal is similar to radar signals, showing a blip where the EWA is. If an enemy unit equipped with a radar is jammed by your EWA, the jamming signal will be visible to the enemy. The jamming signal will also be visible if your EWA is flying over enemy territory. The signal is only displaying the source of the interference and is not specific enough for anti-air units to target, but can be attacked directly with aircraft.
There is also another ability: Direct jamming
Direct jamming occurs within sight range (25). Enemy units (not including aircraft) affected by direct jamming lose sight range (radio jamming) and their radar (radar jamming)
Applications:
-Employ EWA across the battlefield to cause chaos for the enemy and attack while they are blinded during a war
-Employ EWA on enemy border just before a surprise attack to protect your troops as they cross or disembark. Garrison in coastal cities can be directly jammed and lose sight range, making them unable to report disembarking enemies
-Employ EWA during a naval operation to hide the radar signatures of your ships, using aircraft carriers to keep the EWA close and safe
-Employ EWA to- muaha- to- hehehehe- *ahem* conceal your units from a MRL by hiding their radar signatures from attached Mobile radars. Direct jamming is risky, but can completely eliminate artillery sight
-Employ EWA and directly jam an enemy AA defense to allow your units to fly though the envelope. This can be especially useful (and realistic) when used with Spec Ops
-Employ EWA in conjunction with NPA to surprise attack enemy fleets
Counters:
-Radar units like Mobile radar, ASF, Infantry officer and AWACS will immediately expose EWA when affected
-Low health means EWA will struggle to survive enemy attack, even when guarded by ASF
-Long range AA like TDS will be able to engage EWA long before they will be jammed
-Mobile Radar and AWACS will be especially effective in dealing with EWA. These two units will be immune to direct jamming. While they still wouldn’t be able to detect hidden radar signals, they can be paired with other units to combat EWA. For example, if you combine mobile radar with SAMs, the enemy EWA will be destroyed when attempting to perform direct jamming. There is also a new upgrade to mobile radar and AWACS; at the end of their research lines, these 2 units will unlock a Anti-Electronic-Warfare Package that makes their radars function normally even within range of EWA. Other radar units like ASF will still be jammed, but can work together with dedicated radar units to continue their mission
-Units with Scout ability (Such as UAV and CRV) will not lose sight range even when affected by direct jam
-EWA will always be visible over enemy territory
-Jamming only occurs when actually patrolling. When moving between airfields, or to a patrol location the jammer will not be active. Only when the patrol actually begins will the jammer activate.
This means that a lone EWA flying straight to an enemy SAM will likely be shot down before reaching it. The SAM will have to be triggered by a missile or aircraft before the EWA can move onto it and jam it
—Respective Doctrine Models—
|Western|
Tier 1: EF-10B SkyKnight
Tier 2: EA-6B Prowler
Tier 3: EA-18G Growler
|European|
Tier 1: F-4G
Tier 2: Tornado ECR
Tier 3: EA-18G Growler (European)
|Eastern|
Tier 1: Mi-8SMV
Tier 2: Il-22PP Porubshchik
Tier 3: J-16D
Thoughts?
Yee Haw
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