Air Warning System

- AWS is designed to simulate the various forms of intelligence one might receive over the radio while in flight

- AWS primary goal is to increase the air players ability to find and engage the enemy

- There is a toggle on the map pane to turn on or off the AWS

- On the map you will see a grid

- The grid is labeled AA-DW horizontally and 0-60 vertically

- The grid size is 16km square

- The grid updates in cycles over 60 to 120 seconds

- The grid covers the whole theater

- Red grids indicate heavy enemy air presence reported

- Yellow grids indicate light enemy air presence reported

- These colors may be adjusted in settings

- EWS will still show bombers that have been reported as sighted near towns

- EWS does not show fighters

- AWS may not be interdicted, it is the culmination of several types of signals and intelligence

- AWS mat not be avoided though the system is not 100% accurate

- AWS does not differentiate between types of aircraft

- AWS only shows enemies

AWS Reporting:

- When an aircraft begins to accelerate it becomes AWS enabled

- AWS enabled aircraft that exceed taxi speeds will begin to trigger AWS

- Once AWS is triggered the plane has 90 seconds before its position may begin being reported

- Slowing down and landing will remove a plane from reporting