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AN/APG Series Radars |
References:
AN/APG-1 (SCR-702)
Type of Radar: Airborne
Intercept
IEEE Band: S Band (3 GHz)
Notes: Found on P-61B.
AN/APG-2
Type of Radar: Airborne
Intercept/Gun Laying
IEEE Band: S Band (3300 MHz)
Notes: Found on P-61. Same as SCR-580 and SCR-702A.
AN/APG-3
Manufacturer: General
Electric
Type of Radar: Tail Turret Radar
IEEE Band:
3 cm; 10 GHz?
NATO Band: F Band
Maximum Range: 5,000
yards
Notes: Used in B-29 and B-36B.
AN/APG-4
IEEE Band: L Band (410
MHz)
NATO Band: B Band
Notes: Used in TBM Avenger.
AN/APG-5
Rough Frequency: 2,500 MHz
Peak
Power: 500 Watts
Range: 150 to 3000 yards
Notes: Gunlaying range-finder for B-17 and B-24. Modified SCR-726 and AN/APS-5.
AN/APG-5C
Rough Frequency: 2,500
MHz
Range: 150 to 3000 yards
Notes: Gunlaying range-finder used on F-86A.
AN/APG-6
Rough Frequency: 410 MHz
AN/APG-8
Exact Frequency: 2500 MHz
Notes: B-29B Tail Gun Radar.
AN/APG-13 “Falcon”
Manufacturer: General
Electric
Rough Frequency: 2,810 MHz
Notes: Used to lay the 75mm cannon in the B-25 Strafers.
AN/APG-14
Rough Frequency: 2500
MHz
Range: 150 to 3000 yards
Notes: B-29 Gun Laying Radar
AN/APG-15
Rough Frequency: 2500 MHz
Notes: B-29B Tail Gun radar
AN/APG-16
Rough Frequency: 10 GHz
Notes: Used in B-32.
AN/APG-17
Rough Frequency: 1500 MHz
AN/APG-18
Manufacturer: Martin
Frequency:
9,375 MHz
AN/APG-19
Frequency: 9,375 MHz
AN/APG-30
Type: Gunlaying Radar
Range:
150 to 3000 yards
AN/APG-32
Manufacturer: General Electric
Notes: Used on B-47E Aircraft as tail gun control radar.
AN/APG-36
Type: Air
search
Range: 30
miles
Notes: Used on F-86D. Took 3.5 seconds to sweep left to right, then up to down in one complete cycle.
AN/APG-37
Type: Air
search
Range: 30
miles
Notes: Used on F-86D, replaced AN/APG-36. Took 3.5 seconds to sweep left to right, then up to down in one complete cycle.
AN/APG-71
Manufacturer: Hughes Aircraft
Company Radar Systems
IEEE Band: X (8-12 GHz)
NATO
Band: I and J Bands
Minimum Altitude: 50 ft
(15m)
Maximum Altitude: 80,000 ft (24,384m)
Detection
Example: 278 nm @ bomber sized target
Power (Pulse Mode):
500 watts
Power (Pulse Doppler): 7 kW
Peak Power:
10 kW
Maximum Tracks: 24 Targets
Maximum Engagements:
6 Targets
Notes: Upgraded version of the AN/AWG-9 for the F-14D. Basically an all-digital version of the AN/AWG-9. Only 55 were built.
AN/APG-76
Peak Power: 12 kW
Receiver
Noise: 6.5 dB
Antenna Gain: 34.5 dB