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| Wavelength |
150 cm |
| Pulse width |
1-2 microseconds |
| Pulse repetition
frequency |
1000 Hz |
| Power |
10 kW |
| Range | 12 miles (20 km) aircraft |
| Antenna |
Transmitter: Yagi Receiver: four horizontal Yagis in diamond array with screen reflector |
| Accuracy | Poor |
| Production | About 25 sets from 1943-1 |
The Tachi-1 was a land-based searchlight direction radar based on the British SLC, for which complete drawings had been captured in Singapore. It failed to generate the specified power and performed poorly.
References
Grunden (2005)
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