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SM radar
Radar of the United States Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SM was an American made fighter-direction radar used for the ship ground-controlled interception (GCI) during World War II by the United States Navy. Variation included the SM-1.[1]
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![]() SM (No. 10) aboard USS Lexington | |
Country of origin | United States |
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Manufacturer | General Electric |
Introduced | 1943 |
No. built | 23 |
Type | Fighter-direction radar |
Frequency | A/G-band |
PRF | 775–825 Hz |
Pulsewidth | 1 μs |
Range | 35 mi (30.4 nmi) |
Precision | 200 yd (0.1 nmi), 3 ° |
Power | 45–65 kW |
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