Radar Warning Receivers (RWR) In War Thunder : The Complete Guide (2024) 4K

Going over the functions and operation of Radar Warning Receivers, Missile Approach Warning sensors, and Laser Warning Receivers in War Thunder.
Directly related, my complete guide to aircraft radar:
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
00:41 Radar Energy & Signals
03:21 Reading RWR Stat Cards
06:17 Basic User Interface & Sounds
08:14 Sensor Based RWR
09:08 Direction Based RWR
10:01 Direct Comparison
10:50 Missile Approach Warning Systems
12:10 Laser Warning Receivers
13:07 Tracked Threat Types
14:18 Threat Types On Scope

[@TimsVariety]

Complete guide to radar: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGibo2mhobGfe7Msi=gCRGaUBNWrvT48uC

[@p1u70z80x]

Awesome! Would also love a guide on Defeating incoming missiles/locks.

[@peepsbates]

Tim just out here like Sisyphus with his boulder with Gaijin updating RWR and Radar mechanics every few months. One must imagine Tim happy (Which is why he gets my upvote!)

[@notsocasualobserver]

One must imagine Tim happy His tutorials are pretty much a staple at this point after all

[@DieErsteKartoffel]

Yooo big T back with another fire guide

[@zachthepizzaguy]

Facts

[@spitfire_7132]

Hopefully unlike with radars, this will be relevant and accurate for a long while after it's posted. Though if Tim's luck with his radar guides is anything to say we're about to get another RWR overhaul lol

[@Flaruwu]

The official channel just made a video about RWRs themselves, don't think they'd outdate themselves so quickly. Then again, this is gaijin we're talking about...

[@TimsVariety]

@@Flaruwu Yeah they dropped that vid literally the morning after I got done scripting this guide ....

[@happyduckling8401]

@@TimsVarietythats how the cookie crumbles

[@dominatorandwhocaresanyway9617]

US jets : the MiG-29 fired a R27ER on your 4 o'clock at about 22km Soviet jet : there is a missle i think Pilot: where Soviet jet: dunno. just wanted you to know that you need to bail out in about 10 sec

[@helpmedaddyjesus7099]

True, they need to fix the spo15 within the next update or soviet mains are going to struggle with the amraam.

[@PaiSAMSEN]

It's unfortunate, since SPO-15 does show signal strength of a primary threat. You can see the indicator on the image at 6:45, the dash almost-circle outside the big red "OKAY, PANIC" circle is the signal strength indicator. Indeed, in DCS, they are some situations I prefer it over the AN/ALR-67 on the Hornet.

[@helpmedaddyjesus7099]

@@PaiSAMSEN the spo15 is also missing a full dimension of data, that being if the signal is coming from above or below you

[@maxoroso7209]

I just love how user-friendly and easy to understand your guide are and how it feels like I'm listening to someone explain what they genuinely enjoy, plus it feels like I'm talking to someone who is a real person. Great job!

[@TimsVariety]

**pinches arm** Yep, still real. :-)

[@mey.tomhero4876]

Thanks for making such good content all the time Tim!

[@admiral_knox6050]

Great guide as usual. Your examples are really good, especially the one showing the differences in practice between sensor-based and direction-based sensors.

[@vaultraider1]

Freshly brewed coffee, bagel, and a guide from Tim... my Sunday is set, hell yea. o7

[@NukeFinity]

0:50 Although I chose a different specialization at university, I would still be interested in learning more about radar technology. Whe had a Prefessor from raytheon anschütz in basic course and I always found the topic very interesting.

[@FatherExo]

FYI: you’re not going to find a lot of information on IFF and how it’s integrated with the RWR because IFF uses 2 different systems that aren’t always inherently linked with the RWR or TWS. It uses your radar and interrogator. In real life there is legitimately only a small amount of aircraft that has proper architecture integration that implements this. Nothing will be written about it however and *spoiler* it doesn’t actually filter out contacts as you see in game. If you have any other questions regarding these systems you can ask me. I used to work avionics and EW for F-35s

[@Kraleon3558]

Great video Tim; I've been flying simulator battles in my F-5E and was wondering why my RWR was picking up signals from MiG-23s despite being to their sides and behind them. I guess those side lobes and back lobe on the Sapphire radar must be huge! Makes it easy to track them down without using my own radar

[@TimsVariety]

Oh some jets, its VERY pronounced.

[@victordanielalvescarvalho3353]

Ohhh the tables have turned, now YOU are the one releasing a tutorial right after gaijin, awesome vid man, some of the modes still bugged me

[@ClockWork-zj7zy]

Absolutely destroyed War Thunder’s own RWR guide, good work

[@Elaina_The_Ashen]

Who else skipped the War Thunder guide for this? Thanks Tim kick ass as always.

[@TimsVariety]

I had ... a look on my face .. when they dropped that the morning after I finished scripting this guide ...

[@Elaina_The_Ashen]

@@TimsVariety all the more reason to stay away from it lol

[@jeremysiegel457]

Played thousand hours of top tier jet, drop multiples ace and yet I still learn stuff. Thank Tim.

[@KaguyasBeat]

Their introduction of IFF mostly working is very nice. Cleans up the mess a lot. However I have had one instance I can think of where I got hit by an R-27R1 from a German MiG-29 in my Soviet MiG-29 and I was quite confused cuz I did not recall my RWR going off at all. It came at me roughly from the side (I was almost notching)

[@windowlicker6996]

Thank you for making this guide because I didn't even know what the hell those things were even called. Never mind what the hell they are trying to tell me!

[@franklinplayz69]

my fav part about the RWR is the fact that whenever I play with my friend he locks me for the entire match :/ all I ever hears is BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP

[@AdamsYoutubee]

Man, I could've sworn I've seen 'F3' blips from Tornado F3's - you learn something new every day Great guide mate, you're a credit to the WT community

[@TimsVariety]

That list of IDs is very likely to change over time. I could see them making changes, like, tomorrow, just for the hell of it.

[@MatchingUser]

A friend of mine just got his first jet with RWR, I was looking for a good video and yours happened to pop up! After watching this through it, turns out both of us learned something new about RWRs!

[@ale69420]

This is why Tim is the GOAT no doubt about it.

[@sxshi9984]

I’ve kinda been needing this for awhile cause the RWR rework added a whole bunch of new terms so, glad you made a guide on it

[@wing_sweep]

I really appreciate that you put a lot of effort in these videos and they’re always educational yet very entertaining.

[@theonlyknight3171]

Wow, I caught this _really_ early. Looking forward to it!

[@Topo842]

Tim your videos, tutorials and reviews, are absolute essentials for understanding warthunder and I am grateful for them, thanks for your impecable job :D (Gaijin should've added you to the partners program by principle)

[@gendo1]

This is perfect, I remember suggesting Tim make this video back when he made his Radar video and I'm overjoyed to see he made a videon on the subject of RWR's! Thanks Tim for putting the extra effort into these, they are extremely powerful tools now!

[@joelvandebijl5316]

Tim posting lights up my evening

[@trevorroggenkamp7237]

Thanks, you make getting into the jet age much easier

[@Frost_x_NB]

Thank you Tim. Been waiting for this video 🙏🏽

[@felix8769]

Damn I have been waiting for this! godsent

[@29JTAC]

Ive just unlocked £ my first top tier CAS JAS39A 👌🏻 being a ground focused player over the years, this is the kind of easy to digest information I need… says the ex JTAC ;)… As always keep up the good work !!

[@maxxuplode]

So comprehensive as always, thanks Tim

[@mariozanninello7307]

Thank you. Very informative.

[@ZearonGrim]

Thank you, this was very helpful

[@Chleosl]

Best War thunder RWR Explanation ever! Thinking that war thunder RWR model is almost complete, this would be the final version and thanks for that, this is the best video for it.

[@timwillis4063]

Been waiting for the new rwr guide! Thanks for doing it, love all the details, and historical facts you put into your videos.

[@wolfman-qe1em]

Thank you. Keep the good work

[@Fffffffffffffffffrfrf]

You're Amazing...thanks for this guide!

[@tcaFni]

Awesome video, covers the topic very well. Thank you!

[@briannasatou9950]

Tim absolutely killing it with guides as always

[@bfsix_seven_nine_three6279]

Nice caught this early too ;) Keep on making this great content, love the channel!

[@walkingpineapple4563]

absolutely amazing video as always, thank you!!!!!!!!!!

[@quinnroberts3309]

I appreciate you and your content greatly, sir.

[@Anti-Villain-Wolf]

Thank you very much Tim!

[@ALJPendergast]

Excellent guide. I will follow you my good sir

[@wanoumars]

Good stuff, as usual Tim. Thank you! :)

[@Agm1995gamer]

thank you for the hard work in this amazing guide.

[@123zB3avisz123]

Great info, thank you!

[@VforValenti]

As always, just perfect.

[@camaradeKC]

ty for this video i think we will use it to teach new members of our squadron

[@davelydon4378]

Thank you Tim!

[@Sepulchh]

Thank you so much for all of your guides, I'd be mega lost without these

[@torrs5129]

This video is EXCELLENT !

[@nethascotx24]

8:30 wow i didnt know the RWR can tell you what type of threads there are

[@TimsVariety]

Typos happen ;-)

[@f-104C_starfighter]

I really wish someone would post MAW going off because I actually really like it some some odd reason Note, M247 tracking radar is actually from a F-16, you will see F-16 a m247 is tracking you.

[@IceSki117]

Thanks for the guide on this Tim. The core principal behind the RWR is easy to understand from the game, but the details about individual components aren't explained well at all by the game system.

[@dowmein]

Cant wait for RWR guide 2024 4k February edition

[@TimsVariety]

Yeah .. they LOVE to do that to me ..

[@enterchannelname8981]

Average Tim W I don't have any RWR planes yet but I'll certainly use this when I do!

[@windowskernel]

Cheers, Tim!

[@kittlebittles]

Very informative video. Thanks for this! Do you have any plans to stream soon?

[@juiceteamsix8252]

Love your vids

[@lorenmax2.013]

Still watching and enjoying your videos, still not playing war thunder. I spent all my grind hours in another game, now it's real life catch up time

[@TimsVariety]

I've got a surprising number of subscribers (based on comments like this) that watch my WT stuff out of general interest, but don't actually play the game.

[@Rob_Katt]

Thanks for this video, ive been kinda wanting gaijin to change how the system works again. (But in all seriousness amazing job as always

[@Razgriz_Swordsman]

Oh God... The Beep Boop of the RWR when someone missiles you will haunt me till my last day (I fly a Bucc, theres not much i can do to avoid it)

[@AvalonAlgo]

Tim I love you mate

[@lordwintertown8284]

Good Day tim & thanks for this perfect video, Getting to learn a few extra things I didn't know of. Ohh boy I can't wait for the next three weeks of reddit posts going OMG for the SAM's you listed from this video (there has already been similar posts since the official channel just posted an RWR video as well). A surprise you didn't show off the S125 in a custom battle as the V-600P missile found on the Project 56K Bravyi is such a missile. On a sidenote what are your thoughts on the poxy rwr pings from IAI Kfirs? As if you get them as teammates your rwr is screaming all match from their gunradars locking you even if 30km away behind them & ohh french rwrs truly suffer against them as it's a constant ping over beeping.

[@TimsVariety]

My thoughts are that I wish more players wound switch their radar rangefinders off on the runway ;-)

[@Basicallybaltic]

Bro I honestly thought u was gonna do a Kanye and just never drop this guide💀nice vid tho saves me🙏

[@emadyanni8360]

Thx

[@schultz7613]

Thank you Tim, now can you explain Ground radar from Aircraft?like on Radar Pod for SU-39??

[@TimsVariety]

There is a section in my radar vid about it, link is in a pinned comment.

[@skantilles75]

Since you published that video, I am sure gaijin is going to change in the next few weeks. They are waiting for your reviews ;)

[@TimsVariety]

Its funny - I actually asked them just a few days ago if there were any major RWR revamps coming anytime soon, and all I got was "Sorry, we can't share that info." ..... I expect to be remaking this guide in a couple of months.

[@jacobbaker8749]

TIM THE GOAT 🐐

[@charleston-re3dw]

IRST system using laser range finders (MIG-29's for example) should trigger LWR, but for some reason they don't

[@asadchatha4184]

Imagine flying at High Altitude, and the "N-H" warning goes off.

[@WerWeiss]

cant wait for gaijin to completly revamp the mechanic in the next update now...

[@ryanweintraub9448]

7:49 *starts sweating hearing that*

[@pilotpug]

Mention of F-102 and used it as a aircraft image for the lobes early in the vid. Does this mean Tim wants it in game as bad as the rest of us?

[@TimsVariety]

One of many aircraft from the early-mid coldwar era that I'd love to see get added instead of more powercreep at the top tier.

[@FrostBlg]

There's been everything going odd in Sim now, AN/ALR-45 doesn't detect nearly anything. The A-6E TRAM got launch detection on the specs but when you in simulator, doesn't catch anything from tunguska, not ping nor lock or launch. Guess there's maybe some realism but based on singal reciever it should totally identify the bands.

[@themonaclan]

Could you do a video on the KA 50 If you haven’t already

[@TimsVariety]

I did the Ka-52 recently, will get to the Ka-50 eventually.

[@wanoumars]

I heard on another channel that the Question mark mostly signifies that Gaijin didn't complete the configuration file, and should show the source type instead...

[@TimsVariety]

Quite likely, they just revamped the RWR system a couple of months ago and its very likely a few bits and pieces are incomplete or not working right under the hood.

[@unlimitedtimez341]

I think this will be very quickly oudated with the new fox 3 missiles coming out in the next two updates :')

[@Dethsturm]

Gaijin gonna drop a patch to change RWRs now...

[@j.r.linden9679]

What does an RWR consider long, medium, and short range? Is it different for every receiver?

[@TimsVariety]

Great question, I could have gone into more detail on (noted for the next time I have to update this). On a RWR with a range of 50km, that will the scale of the circular scope. So a target halfway between the center and outside edge will be apx 25km away.

[@camaradeKC]

btw the gripen keep showing as a ? on late rwr and idk why :/ same for the mirage 4000 when its litterally the radar of the m2KC. And i forgot the su27 appearing as a mig 29 when its absolutely not the radar of the mig 29

[@GodPain93]

as what does the strellas radar show up ? just asking because thats what i face the most and i didnt see it in the list :(

[@TBCN69]

RWR on f-4s shows many targets as MID, what is that?

[@Super_Black1]

Fucking studying for exams, gotta ingest this info

[@FlightIsLife]

The spill-over effects, while im sure well-meaning, are still unfinished to say the least. Planes locking and launching from 3 or 9 o'clock abeam aircraft at 10+km routinely make RWR systems go wild.

[@Contra_87]

I know this is a stupid question. But does RWR detect allied radars in ground realistic battles?

[@TimsVariety]

Not a stupid question. Short answer - yes - but **currently** the IFF feature (on units that have it) is supposed to filter it out. They may or may not change that 5 minutes after I post this comment.

[@Contra_87]

Thank you very much for your answer. You're doing a great job. One of the best war thunder channels. Only specific information. Keep it up. Greetings from Poland.

[@th3narrat0r5]

❤

[@TimsVariety]

Thank you so much!

[@Bombrothers]

Huh, learn somethin new every day

[@jaredfredericks1460]

You have to be a radio engineer

[@TimsVariety]

Not professionally, but I "speak the language"

[@brettlester8035]

I can't even figure out how to turn it on or search it up, my plane has it in test flight but when I load into a battle it's not there

[@TimsVariety]

It turns itself on and off automatically when you receive a signal

[@gaml5077]

I cant hear the sound that a rocket is going to Hit me

[@EasyBr]

I love and hate u kuz u explain for noobs how not get killed by me from 60km away

[@mahansalehian2581]

😞

[@snazzydazzy]

Me: Starts pressing random buttons hoping that it works

[@TimsVariety]

As is tradition.