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=== Vehicles equipped with this radar === | === Vehicles equipped with this radar === | ||
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! Mode | ! Mode | ||
| − | ! Maximum<br/>Detection<br/>Range | + | ! Maximum<br />Detection<br />Range |
| − | ! Base<br/>Detection<br/>Range | + | ! Base<br />Detection<br />Range |
| − | ! Minimum<br/>Detection<br/>Range | + | ! Minimum<br />Detection<br />Range |
! Range Settings | ! Range Settings | ||
| − | ! Can detect<br/>ground targets | + | ! Can detect<br />ground targets |
! Has IFF | ! Has IFF | ||
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| − | | SRC || 150,000 m || 70,000 m || 1,000 m || 9 km, 19 km, 46 km,<br/>93 km, 185 km, 370 km || X || ✓ | + | | SRC || 150,000 m || 70,000 m || 1,000 m || 9 km, 19 km, 46 km,<br />93 km, 185 km, 370 km || X || ✓ |
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| PD || 150,000 m || 90,000 m || 1,000 m || -540 km/h - 5400 km/h || X || X | | PD || 150,000 m || 90,000 m || 1,000 m || -540 km/h - 5400 km/h || X || X | ||
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! Bars | ! Bars | ||
! Bar height | ! Bar height | ||
| − | ! Azimuth Scan<br/>Angle | + | ! Azimuth Scan<br />Angle |
| − | ! Elevation Scan<br/>Angle | + | ! Elevation Scan<br />Angle |
! Period | ! Period | ||
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! Mode | ! Mode | ||
| − | ! Maximum<br/>Tracking<br/>Range | + | ! Maximum<br />Tracking<br />Range |
| − | ! Minimum<br/>Tracking<br/>Range | + | ! Minimum<br />Tracking<br />Range |
| − | ! Azimuth Tracking<br/>Angle | + | ! Azimuth Tracking<br />Angle |
| − | ! Elevation Tracking<br/>Angle | + | ! Elevation Tracking<br />Angle |
| − | ! Can track<br/>ground targets | + | ! Can track<br />ground targets |
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| SRC || 92,500 m || 200 m || ±60° || ±60° || X | | SRC || 92,500 m || 200 m || ±60° || ±60° || X | ||
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* Great range | * Great range | ||
* Can track targets | * Can track targets | ||
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'''Cons:''' | '''Cons:''' | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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* ''topic on the official game forum;'' | * ''topic on the official game forum;'' | ||
* ''other literature.'' | * ''other literature.'' | ||
[[Category:Aircraft radars]] | [[Category:Aircraft radars]] | ||
Revision as of 22:13, 21 March 2023
Contents
Description
The AN/APG-59 is an American multi-mode radar with BVR and ACM capabilities.
Vehicles equipped with this radar
General info / usage
The AN/APG-59 is a target detection and tracking radar (multi-mode). The radar has a theoretical maximum detection range of 150 km. It has two search modes: Search and Pulse Doppler.
The radar can lock on to and track a target out to a maximum range of 92.5 km; however in order to do this the radar must cease scanning.
| Search Characteristics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mode | Maximum Detection Range |
Base Detection Range |
Minimum Detection Range |
Range Settings | Can detect ground targets |
Has IFF |
| SRC | 150,000 m | 70,000 m | 1,000 m | 9 km, 19 km, 46 km, 93 km, 185 km, 370 km |
X | ✓ |
| PD | 150,000 m | 90,000 m | 1,000 m | -540 km/h - 5400 km/h | X | X |
| Search Modes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Search Mode | Scan type | Bars | Bar height | Azimuth Scan Angle |
Elevation Scan Angle |
Period |
| Default | One-way raster scan | 3 | 2.6° | ±60° | ±4° | 3 s |
| flat | One-way raster scan | 1 | 5° | ±60° | ±2.5° | 1 s |
| narrow | One-way raster scan | 2 | 2.5° | ±15° | ±2.5° | 0.5 s |
| ACM | Cone | N/A | N/A | ±4° | ±4° | 1 s |
| Tracking Characteristics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mode | Maximum Tracking Range |
Minimum Tracking Range |
Azimuth Tracking Angle |
Elevation Tracking Angle |
Can track ground targets |
| SRC | 92,500 m | 200 m | ±60° | ±60° | X |
| PD | 92,500 m | 200 m | ±60° | ±60° | X |
Comparison with analogues
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- Great range
- Can track targets
- Pulse-Doppler mode
- ACM Mode
Cons:
History
The AN/APG-59 was an aircraft radar manufactured by Westinghouse for the McDonnell Douglas Phantom FG.1 using the AN/AWG-10 system. It is a sub-model of the more well-known AN/APQ-120. It was specially created to fit the British Phantoms which had small differences because the aircraft carriers were smaller than the US ones.
Media
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See also
External links
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