That's something that I don't understand...
ESM systems are supposed to passive "listen" to the enemy radar and detect the source. But in the game, I can detect enemy units emitting radar energy just with my own radars turned off. On the other hand, the few units that do have an ESM sensor (like some helos) can track enemy units (with that "kyte" shape displayed) that are not emitting.
One important thing is that ESM and passive radar are NOT the same thing.
So my questions are: how can I detect emitting units without an ESM sensor, just with my turned-off radar? How can I detect a non-emitting unit with my ESM sensor? And what is that "kyte" shape that appears when that happens?
ESM systems are supposed to passive "listen" to the enemy radar and detect the source. But in the game, I can detect enemy units emitting radar energy just with my own radars turned off. On the other hand, the few units that do have an ESM sensor (like some helos) can track enemy units (with that "kyte" shape displayed) that are not emitting.
One important thing is that ESM and passive radar are NOT the same thing.
So my questions are: how can I detect emitting units without an ESM sensor, just with my turned-off radar? How can I detect a non-emitting unit with my ESM sensor? And what is that "kyte" shape that appears when that happens?