Which statement best describes Powerful suppression?

• A. It suppresses targets with fast relative motions
• B. Weak targets that are not painting consistently
• C. All targets when own ship is pitching and rolling
• D. All of the above

Answer: (D)

Powerful suppression is a radar video processing mode that dampens echoes to keep the display usable by reducing clutter and overwhelming returns. It helps in several challenging situations: it suppresses targets with fast relative motion because their strong Doppler returns can dominate the display and hide other targets, so damping them preserves visibility for slower or smaller echoes. It also suppresses weak targets that are not painting consistently, avoiding flickering and unreliable detections when the signal is near the noise floor. And when your own ship is pitching and rolling, motion-induced clutter can cause widespread interference; suppression can attenuate all returns during those maneuvers to keep the display legible. Because it addresses fast-moving echoes, weak/inconsistent echoes, and motion-driven clutter, all of the above describe powerful suppression.