well , as a friend with radars i will explain what i know
lets take mirage 2000-5's radar
aircraft_data.ini's radar code
[DetectSystem]
RadarName=Thomson Thales RDY
RadarType=AIR_INTERCEPT
RadarFamilyName=RDY
RangeUnit=NM ------------------------- < could be changed to KM also
RadarAzimuthLimit=60 --------------- < used for angles of detect , its now on 60 degrees and you can change it to 120
RadarElevationLimit=60 ------------- < maximum target hight to detect , also by angles
RadarSearchTime=1.0 --------------- < no idea
RadarSearchRange=60 -------------- < search range is one of the most effective slots , so for great radars increase it
RadarSearchStrength=100 ---------- < increasing this slot to avoid high jamming
RadarTrackTime=3.0
RadarTrackRange=42 ----------------- < i favor 200
RadarTrackStrength=100 ------------ < track strength , the higher the better tracking strength
RadarSearchFreq=9.5
RadarTrackFreq=9.5
RadarMissileGuidanceFreq=6.0
RadarSearchCW=FALSE
RadarTrackCW=FALSE
RadarMissileGuidanceCW=TRUE
DopplerLookdown=TRUE
HasRWR=True ------------------- < if True then you may avoid some missiles
RWRMinFreq=0.5
RWRMaxFreq=20.0
RWRCanDetectCW=TRUE
VisualBlindArc=5,6,7
VisualRestrictedArc=5L,7L
MaxVisibleDistance=7200.0
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avionics code
there is some thing you have to know before working on avionics radar code
and its
AvailableModes=SEARCH,TWS,STT,ACM,GM
it means the radar's methods so this radar is multirole !
SEARCH = searching only for aircraft inside your radar's range
TWS = Track While Scan , used to track your targeted aircraft's path which inside your range
ACM = air combat mode , which used for dogfighting
GM= ground mapping , which used for surveying the ground units and everything on ground
so this radar have all the components to fly in all weather! ( i love it )
[RadarData]
AvailableModes=SEARCH,TWS,STT,ACM,GM
RangeUnit=NM -------------- > if you change the datat.ini code to km then you have to change this also or you will be confused
on of the best parts in radars is the range setting so have an eye here
you can add your own settings here also respecting the radar range or search range because you will use these settings during playing depending on your needs
all these settings numbers are in NM as we chosen this unit for our radar
RangeSetting[1]=10
RangeSetting[2]=20
RangeSetting[3]=40
RangeSetting[4]=60
RangeSetting[5]=160
RadarPosition=
the next 3 slots in red line must be the same as data.ini's code
MaxElevationAngle=60
MinElevationAngle=-60
MaxAzimuthAngle=60
MinAltitude=100.0
BoresightElevation=-2.0 ---------------- > this change the lock on target altitude so keep it as it
BoresightAzimuth=0.0 -------------------- > same here
ACMMaxPitchAngle=55.0
MinReturn=0.04
MinimumSpeed=20.0
SearchRange=60
SearchStrength=100
TrackRange=42
TrackStrength=100
TWSUpdateTime=0.15
AcquisitionSymbolSpeed=2.5
AcquisitionResetPosX=-0.200
AcquisitionResetPosY=0.750
AcquisitionResetTime=5.0
DisplayLimitLeft=29
DisplayLimitRight=226
DisplayLimitTop=29
DisplayLimitBottom=226
StartRangeSetting=3
now here is the chart that you looking for
[RadarDisplayACM]
RangeSetting=1 ------------------ remember the settings we've done up? chose one of them here or you can do it like this .... 1,2,3,4 so you perform all settings and you can lock on target from a the maximum range of you radar
ScanBeamAngle=7.5 -------------------------- > this is the visual beam its better to keep it as it because if you increase it then your radar will lock on other aircraft in pound and ignore your target
Symbol[01]=HorizonLine
Symbol[02]=RangeScaleText
Symbol[03]=ElevationCaret
Symbol[04]=AzimuthCaret
//Symbol[05]=LockLine
well , thats all you need for dogfight now
advice for you , dont use very high numbers for radars code because it'll make the dogfight very easy and u may lost the real game's taste
salute
