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AN/ASG Series Radars |
References:
AN/ASG-18
Type:
Fire Control Search and Tracking Radar
Manufacturer:
Hughes
Installation:
41 separate units weighing about 2,100 pounds.
NATO
Band: I Band (9350-9400
MHz)
Pulse Repetition Frequency:
980 to 1020 pps
Pulse Repetition Interval
980.392 to 1020.408 microseconds
Pulse Duration: 0.150
to 0.250 microseconds
Elevation
+/- 45 degrees
Antenna Diameter
40 Inches
Peak Power:
12 kW
Average Power:
3 kW
Range: 90%
Chance of Detection of a 10m2 target at 100 nautical miles (goal)
Notes: Originally designed for F-108 Rapier, then reworked into F-12 Blackbird program; then after cancellation of that program, eventually evolved into the AN/AWG-9 system found on the F-14 Tomcat. Was the first pulse-doppler radar in the United States; and had a look-down/shoot-down capability for a single target track.
AN/ASG-19
Type:
Fire Control, Multipurpose
Manufacturer:
Westinghouse
IEEE
Band:
X Band (9375 MHz)
NATO Band:
I Band
Power:
75 or 90 kW
Range: 80
miles
Notes: “Thunderstick” Fire Control System. Installed in B-52, F-105, and T-39s.
AN/ASG-21
Manufacturer: Emerson
Notes: B-52H and B-58A Defensive Fire Control System for the 20mm M61A1 Tail Turret.