The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia: SC2 Search Radar (original) (raw)
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| Wavelength | 1.5 m |
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| Pulse Width | 4 microsecond |
| Pulse Repetition Frequency | 60 Hz |
| Scan rate | 5 rotations per minute |
| Power | 20 kW |
| Range | 80 nautical miles (150 km) (bomber)40 nautical miles (70 km) (fighter)20 nautical miles (40 km) (battleship) |
| Antenna | 15' by 4'6" (4.6m by 1.4m) 6x2 dipole array |
| Scope | PPI |
| Accuracy | 100 yards/3 degrees90 meters/3 degrees |
| Resolution | 1500 feet/10 degrees460 meters/10 degrees |
| Altitude accuracy | 2000 feet600 meters |
| Weight | 3000 lbs1360 kg |
| Production: | 450 -2 completed by 12/43450 -3 and -4 by 12/44 |
The SC-2 was the chief destroyerradar of the war, and models remained in use until 1963. It used the same set as an SK but a smaller antenna (15' by 4'6" or 4.6m by 1.4m, composed of 6x2 dipoles) that sacrificed altitude resolution and power in return for a lighter weight. Like the SK, it had a PPI display, integral IFF, and (in later marks) antijamming features.
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