Ah, that's more like it.
So, the radar was not u/s as stated, it just wasn't up and running yet.
The IFF was perfectly servicable.
The Radar was not able to see IFF yet because it was not up and running yet.
JTIDS voice has no possible bearing on the accident. The pilots would not be on it anyway.
UHF voice was obviously working because they were talking to the ship.
So in the space of a few posts we have gone from:-
Radar IFF and JTIDS u/s
To:-
Radar not turned fully on yet
IFF perfectly servicable
JTIDS generally servicable and nothing to do with anything anyway.
This is exactly what I'm talking about.
Attempts to skew reality. It no wonder you get ignored.
Let's talk further about it.
Exactly when would a helicopter turn on the radar on leaving the ship in an operational scenario? Do you imagine under normal circumstances a helicopter turns on the radar at takeoff? Can you just for a moment imagine that we have developed procedures that allow aircraft in and out with the radars, IFF, HISLs off so as not to give the position of the carrier away?
Is there another helicopter in the entire British military that even had the capability to see other IFF?
Do you honestly think that radar in the military is like on telly where a little blip on the screen moves towards you and you tell the pilot and he makes a miraculous manuever and all is well?
This does seem like a personal attack, but that is purely because this is a personal and misguided crusade rather than a topic for discussion.