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== Description ==
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==Description==
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The '''Toriy''' or '''Thorium''' is a Soviet [[Airborne Radars|airborne target detection (search) radar]].
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The '''Toriy''' or '''Thorium''' is a Russian [[Airborne Radars|airborne target detection (search) radar]]. In game it is found fitted to the [[La-200]].
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=== Vehicles equipped with this radar ===
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===Vehicles equipped with this radar===
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* {{Specs-Link|la_200_toriy}}
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* [[La-200]]
 
  
==General info / usage==
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== General info / usage ==
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The Toriy is only a target detection radar so cannot, by itself, track targets or provide a lead indicator. The radar has a respectable maximum detection range of 15 km, but a narrow scanning angle, it does, however, scan at a fairly quick sweep rate.
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The Thorium is only a target detection radar so it cannot track targets by itself or provide a lead indicator. The radar has a respectable maximum detection range of 15 km and a fairly quick sweep rate, but a narrow scanning angle.
  
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
! colspan="4" | General Characteristics
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! colspan="7" | Features
 
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! {{Annotation|Maximum<br/>Detection<br/>Range|The maximum possible range at which a target can be detected}}
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! Band !! Pulse mode !! {{Annotation|PD|Pulse-Doppler}} mode !! {{Annotation|MTI|Moving target indication}} mode !! {{Annotation|IRST|Infrared search and track}} mode !! {{Annotation|TWS|Track-while-Scan}} mode !! {{Annotation|SARH|Able to guide semi-active radar-homing missiles}}
! {{Annotation|Guaranteed<br/>Detection<br/>Range|The range, below which, detection of a target is practically guaranteed}}
 
! {{Annotation|Minimum<br/>Detection<br/>Range|The range below which targets cannot be detected by the radar}}
 
! {{Annotation|Range Settings|The available range scale settings of the radar}}
 
 
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| 15,000 m || 12,000 m || 300 m || 15 km
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| I || || X || X || X || X || X
 
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! colspan="4" | Search Modes
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! colspan="7" | Search characteristics
 
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! {{Annotation|Search Mode|The search mode of the radar (some radars have multiple search modes with different characteristics)}}
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! Mode
! {{Annotation|Azimuth Scan<br/>Angle|How far to each side the radar can scan}}
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! {{Annotation|Max range|The maximum possible range at which a target can be detected}}
! {{Annotation|Elevation Scan<br/>Angle|How far up and down the radar can scan}}
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! {{Annotation|Display ranges|The available range scale settings of the radar}}
! {{Annotation|Scan Time|The time taken to complete one scan (the scan bar moving from one edge of the radar display to the other)}}
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! {{Annotation|IFF|Identification friend or foe}}
 
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| Default || ±30° || ±32° || 0.7 s
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| SRC || 15 km || 15 km || X
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! colspan="7" | Search modes
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! Mode
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! Scan type
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! {{Annotation|Azimuth|How far to each side the radar scans}}
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! {{Annotation|Elevation|How far up and down the radar scans}}
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! {{Annotation|Period|The time taken to complete one scan (the scan bar moving from one edge of the scan sector to the other)}}
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! rowspan="1" | SRC
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| Two-way raster || ±30° || -11°/+21° || 0.7 s
 
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===Comparison with analogues===
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=== Comparison with analogues ===
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The Toriy radar compares fairly closely to the [[RP-5]] and [[AI Mk. X]] search radars. Of the three the Toriy has the best range with a 15 km max range and 12 km guaranteed range; however, it also has the worst scanning angles of only ±30°. While equaling the RP-5's minimum range, it still falls behind the 150 m minimum range of the AI Mk. X.
 
  
===Pros and cons===
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The Thorium radar compares fairly closely to the [[RP-5]] and [[AI Mk. X]] search radars. Of the three, the Thorium has the best range with a 15 km max range and 12 km guaranteed range. However, it also has the worst scanning angles with only ±30°. While equaling the RP-5's minimum range, it still falls behind the 150 m minimum range of the AI Mk. X.
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== History ==
 
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In the late 1940s, the Soviets put out requirements for a high-performance night and bad weather interceptor, which would carry the "Toriy" ("Thorium") radar, which was under development at the Naoochno-Issledovatel'skiy Institut Priborostroyeniya (Research Institute of Instrument Engineering) or NII-17. This competition would lead to the development of the [[La-200]], Su-15, and I-320.
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In the late 1940s, the Soviets put out requirements for a high-performance night and bad weather interceptor, which would carry the Toriy ("Thorium") radar, which was under development at the Naoochno-Issledovatel'skiy Institut Priborostroyeniya (Research Institute of Instrument Engineering) or NII-17. This competition would lead to the development of the [[La-200]], Su-15, and I-320.
  
During testing of the La-200 the Toriy radar was found to have unreliable and generally poor performance. The Tiroy radar was replaced with the "Korshun" ("Kite") radar, which offered better performance although still not adequate. Eventually by 1953 it too was replaced with the "Sokol" ("Falcon") radar, which finally provided adequate performance. By the time the Sokol radar was ready the performance of the three aircraft orignally designed for the program was deemed no longer good enough and all three were canceled in favour of a new aircraft, the Yakovlev Yak-25.  
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During testing of the La-200 the Toriy radar was found to have unreliable and generally poor performance. The Tiroy radar was replaced with the Korshun ("Kite") radar, which offered better performance although still not adequate. Eventually by 1953 it too was replaced with the Sokol ("Falcon") radar, which finally provided adequate performance. By the time the Sokol radar was ready the performance of the three aircraft originally designed for the program was deemed no longer good enough and all three were canceled in favour of a new aircraft, the Yakovlev Yak-25.
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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== See also ==
 
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* [[Airborne Radars]]
 
 
* [[RP-5]]
 
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* [[AI Mk. X]]
 
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavochkin_La-200 Wikipedia - Lavochkin La-200]
 
  
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[[Category:Aircraft radars]]
 
[[Category:Aircraft radars]]

Latest revision as of 13:58, 30 September 2023

Description

The Toriy or Thorium is a Soviet airborne target detection (search) radar.

Vehicles equipped with this radar

General info / usage

The Thorium is only a target detection radar so it cannot track targets by itself or provide a lead indicator. The radar has a respectable maximum detection range of 15 km and a fairly quick sweep rate, but a narrow scanning angle.

Features
Band Pulse mode PD mode MTI mode IRST mode TWS mode SARH
I X X X X X
Search characteristics
Mode Max range Display ranges IFF
SRC 15 km 15 km X
Search modes
Mode Scan type Azimuth Elevation Period
SRC Two-way raster ±30° -11°/+21° 0.7 s

Comparison with analogues

The Thorium radar compares fairly closely to the RP-5 and AI Mk. X search radars. Of the three, the Thorium has the best range with a 15 km max range and 12 km guaranteed range. However, it also has the worst scanning angles with only ±30°. While equaling the RP-5's minimum range, it still falls behind the 150 m minimum range of the AI Mk. X.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Respectable 15,000 m max range
  • Fairly fast scanning

Cons:

  • Fairly narrow scanning angles

History

In the late 1940s, the Soviets put out requirements for a high-performance night and bad weather interceptor, which would carry the Toriy ("Thorium") radar, which was under development at the Naoochno-Issledovatel'skiy Institut Priborostroyeniya (Research Institute of Instrument Engineering) or NII-17. This competition would lead to the development of the La-200, Su-15, and I-320.

During testing of the La-200 the Toriy radar was found to have unreliable and generally poor performance. The Tiroy radar was replaced with the Korshun ("Kite") radar, which offered better performance although still not adequate. Eventually by 1953 it too was replaced with the Sokol ("Falcon") radar, which finally provided adequate performance. By the time the Sokol radar was ready the performance of the three aircraft originally designed for the program was deemed no longer good enough and all three were canceled in favour of a new aircraft, the Yakovlev Yak-25.

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

External links