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| Wavelength |
150/200 cm |
| Pulse width |
10 microseconds |
| Peak power |
5 kW |
| Range | 30 miles (50 km) single aircraft 60 miles (100 km) formation of aircraft |
| Antenna |
14' by 29' (4.3m by 8.8m)
mattress of two layers of three horizontal dipoles |
| Scope |
A scope |
| Weight |
13,200 lb 6000 kg |
| Production | About 50 from 1942-12. Those produced before 1944-4 were considered prototypes. |
Also known as the Mark 1 Model 2 Type 2, or informally as the "mobile mattress", the Type 12 radar was a Japanese Navy
land-based radar. It appears to have been a modification of the Type 11
using the same
antenna configuration but mounted on a mobile trailer. The Japanese
considered it their best search radar in general use. The Allies
discovered examples of this radar at Roi-Namur and Kwajalein.
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