Originally Posted by
ian16th
PN,
What were your SOP's wrt having the enemy home in onto your NBS/Green Satin transmissions? Even your Orange Putter/Red Steer tail warning kit was a double edged sword that made you a target.
Back in WWII the Germans had night fighters that could home onto H2S transmissions.
Green Satin or DD 62 M had fairly narrow downward pointing beams and were not believed to pose a significant detection opportunity. We were told.
For H2S we would use sector scan initially radiating away from enemy territory and only radiate when within predicted range of the fix point. At low level JARIC provided fix points and a predicted box, about 20-24 miles (3-4 minutes) where we could see the fix point. Again we would use sector scan and probably away from the enemy. Once on the target run, too late she cried.
TFR, narrow beam, 7 degrees and depressed, J-band and low power.
Red Steer 1/2 ON, a risk yes, but thought to be lower than if it was off.
Tacan, IFF and radios off.
ECM off until climbing out.