P-10 “Knife Rest B”
Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics
Figure 1: P-10 antenna
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| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| frequency: | VHF-Band |
| pulse repetition time (PRT): | |
| pulse repetition frequency (PRF): | 100 Hz |
| pulsewidth (τ): | 4 or 12 µs |
| receive time: | |
| dead time: | |
| peak power: | 55 … 75 kW |
| average power: | |
| instrumented range: | 110 NM |
| range resolution: | |
| accuracy: | |
| beamwidth: | 21 degrees |
| hits per scan: | |
| antenna rotation: | 0 … 6 rpm |
| MTBCF: | |
| MTTR: | |
P-10 “Knife Rest B”
Russian designator: “Volga A” (kyrillic: «Волга А»)
The historical museum of the German Bundeswehr in Dresden still has one radar unit P-10. Unfortunately, it isn't exhibited publicly. It is stored in the depository. This photo of a (probably) Chinese station therefore here.
Figure 2 is a scan of the magazine “Fliegerrevue”. The mistaken explaining text in the magazine names the radar P-8. But the mast of the P-8 is a tube and not a paled construction. Bottom you can also see the rectangle formed antenna of the interrogator “Kremnij 2”.
Figure 2: P-10 antenna, published in Fliegerrevue 11/1997