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MW-5

Country of Origin: China

The MW-5 is a mobile artillery fire control radar that seems to be the Chinese equivalent of the former Soviet Fire Can** system. It consists of a shelter mounted on a four-wheeled trailer, an antenna and a portable power generator.

The parabolic reflector antenna is deployed on the shelter's roof and provides target search and tracking. The system's X band is used for target detection and classification; the S band is used for target tracking, probably using a conical scan...

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