Riain
Banned
I'd point out that the Gannets radar was in the belly and pointed downwards, and the Gannet flew its missions at 3000' where the 65nm fighter detection range met the horizon. It was not well suited for high level radar coverage, but given the existence of the Type 965 AKE2 and Type 984 3D radars in the RN fleet the medium -high level radar picture was well taken care of.
On a side note, when it comes to squeezing more planes onto the Eagle I think the RN might choose to put all 7 of its Gannets and 1 or 2 more Buccaneer maxi tankers in the CAG rather than 2 more phantoms ans buccaneers.
On a side note, when it comes to squeezing more planes onto the Eagle I think the RN might choose to put all 7 of its Gannets and 1 or 2 more Buccaneer maxi tankers in the CAG rather than 2 more phantoms ans buccaneers.