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FM 6-161 Field Artillery Radar Systems (C1)

FM 6-161

Field Artillery Radar Systems (C1)

Army · FM · Apr 1981 · 158 pages

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Cl, FM 0-161 CHAPTER 1 THE THREAT Paragraph Purpose and Scope 1-1 Characteristics of Field Artillery Radars 1-2 Operations Security Indicators 1-3 Countermeasures 1-4 1-1. Purpose and Scope The purpose of this chapter is to describe the potential battlefield threat to radar survival and to identify the operational security indicators and equipment shortcomings that must be eliminated or controlled to reduce this vulnerability. 1-2. Characteristics of Field Artillery Radars There are several tactical radars that have been designed specifically to meet the targeting needs of field artillery (i.e., enemy indirect fire weapons and moving target location). These radars have been categorized as weapons locating or moving target locating radars. Weapons Locating Radare The AN/MPQ-4A is the current US Army weapons locating radar.

DesignationFM 6-161

EditionApr 1981

StatusSuperseded

Pages158

FunctionFires

CollectionRecent Archive

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

Editions 3

References 26

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