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From: jch@public.BTR.COM (Jack Hwang)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Re: harpoon
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Date: 5 May 91 03:31:08 GMT
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>In article <1991Apr30.213107.29355@midway.uchicago.edu> hui@control.uchicago.edu writes:
>    Talking about turning on sensors when missles are after you, from the
>experience with Falcon2.2, the only thing you can do is fire chaff or flare
>depending on whether missles are radar guiding or heat tracking, both
>try to confuse the missle's sensors, and there is no way one can shoot down
>an anti-air missle, so have a good lock on them won't help while give away
>one's exact location. When topedo follows your sub, is similer situation,
>one better turn his sonar off (as well as engin) and change depth, launch
>a noisy decoy will help a lot. For surface ship, I agree one can only run
>like hell away from the topedos so knowing their exact positions will help.

Turning on your sensors is for your weapon systems to be activated to
treat the imcoming missles.  You need radars to guide your anti-missle
missles and guns. 

Of course, you should not turn on your sonars.  But even not, your dodging
and high speed will still reveal you locations.

Jack