PygmalionOfCyprus
commented
1 year ago Handled 502.
Closed FrangibleCover closed 1 year ago
PygmalionOfCyprus
commented
1 year ago Handled 502.
FrangibleCover
commented
1 year ago To be reopened @PygmalionOfCyprus, sensor 7200 is misspelled "CWRS" instead of "CRWS". Sorry, the rest of the update looks really good! Congratulations to you and your team.
PygmalionOfCyprus
commented
11 months ago Fixed 503.
DB Selector
DB3K
Baseline
No response
Hypothetical
No
Name
RWS or CRWS
Sensor Generation
Early 1980s
Range (nm)
-
Horizontal Arc (deg)
No response
Vertical Arc (deg)
No response
Sensor Capabilities
Air Search, Surface Search
Sensor Codes
No response
Search/Track Frequencies
C Band (500-1000 MHz) [Old L Band (UHF)] 60-30cm, D Band (1-2 GHz) [Old L Band] 15-30 cm, E Band (2-3 GHz) [Old S Band] 10-15 cm, F Band (3-4 GHz) [Old S Band] 7.5-10 cm, G Band (4-6 GHz) [Old C Band] 5-7.5 cm, H Band (6-8 GHz) [Old C Band] 3.75-5 cm, I Band (8-10 GHz) [Old X Band] 3-3.75 cm, J Band (10-20 GHz) [Old X Band] 1.5-3 cm
Lower Frequency (Hz)
700,000,000
Upper Frequency (Hz)
18,000,000,000
Scan Interval (s)
No response
Target Altitude (ft)
No response
Horizontal Beamwidth (deg)
No response
Vertical Beamwidth (deg)
No response
System Noise Level (dB)
No response
Processing Gain/Loss (dB)
No response
Peak Power (W)
No response
Pulse Width (μs)
No response
Blind Time (μs)
No response
PRF (Hz)
No response
Source Level (dB)
No response
Pulse Length (ms)
No response
TASS/VDS Length (m)
No response
TASS/VDS Depth (m)
No response
Convergence Zones
No response
Comments
This is a preparatory request for a pair of systems that I'm going to refer back to repeatedly. There are two different systems, the RWS with a recording function and the CRWS without a recording function. I'm not sure what qualifies sensors as 'specific emitter ID', I guess that if you had a recorder then once you had the aircraft home and pulled the tape and gave it to the EWO for a listen, you could get a specific emitter ID, but that's not exactly the prompt in-air identification that Command gives.
The source mentions a button antenna focusing on specific CW threats, I would be very surprised if these threats are not SA-8's Land Roll, SA-6's Straight Flush and SA-3's Low Blow illumination radars. These were the three most significant threats to SAAF tactical air operations in Angola, while SA-2s mostly ended up around the major cities. I don't know if that helps.
I appreciate that my only source for these systems is a single forum post, but that's genuinely all I could find on them after looking for some time.
Sources
https://www.saairforce.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9010