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| Wavelength |
3 cm |
| Power | 10 kW |
| Range | 25 miles (40km) against 5000 ton ship |
| Scope |
B scope |
| Weight |
300 lbs |
| Production |
3400 ASD sets from 1943-6 to
1944-44 924 ASD-1 (AN/APS-3) sets from 1943-8 to
1944-12 1396 AN/APS-3A sets from 1943-10 to 1945-5 |
ASD began with a proposal to develop a 3-cm surface search radar for
the TBF Avenger. Development
was slow due to the difficulty of installing a long waveguide to the
antenna nacelle, and the set ended up being used on the PV-1 Ventura. It proved somewhat
unreliable.
Both pilot and bombardier were supplied with a B scope.
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