The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia
|
| Previous: Type 32 Fire Control Radar | Table of Contents | Next: Type 93 Model 2 Hydrophones |
| Wavelength |
150 cm |
| Pulse width |
3 microseconds |
| Pulse
repetition frequency |
1000 Hz |
| Peak power |
13 kW |
| Range | 12 miles (20 km) single aircraft 25 miles (40 km) formation of aircraft |
| Antenna |
Transmitter: 2x4 dipoles (Type
41) or 4 Yagi (Type 42) Azimuth receiver: 2x4 dipoles (Type 41) or 4 Yagi (Type 42) Elevation receiver: 6 dipoles (Type 41) |
| Display |
A scope |
| Weight |
11,000 lb 5000 kg |
| Production: | 50 Type 41 from 1943-8 60 Type 42 from 1944-10 121 Type 43 from 1945-7 |
The Type 42 or Type 4 Mark 2 was a Navy searchlight radar based on
British sets
captured at Singapore and
possibly an SCR-268
captured in the Philippines. The
set made use of lobe switching. A similar set, the Army Tachi-4 fire
control radar, was used to control 88mm Type 99 antiaircraft guns, one example
being captured at the Intramuros of Manila.
The earlier Type 41 differed in using dipoles in place of a Yagi array
and in using a separate elevation receiver. The Type 43 was a lightweight version weighing 1100 lb (500 kg).
References
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia © 2009-2010 by Kent G. Budge. Index
