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Type 193

Country of Origin: Britain

This is a short-range minehunting sonar. It detects and classifies surface and moored mines and can provide navigation information to the PAP 140 mine-disposal vehicle.

The sonar uses high-definition sector scanning with 15 beams covering the target area. Low frequency (100 kHz) is used for long-range search, with 1-degree-wide beams providing 15 degrees of horizontal coverage.

High frequency (300 kHz) is used for short-range search and classification, with 0.33-degree-wide...

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