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Type 960

Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics

Figure 1: Type 960, on top the aerial ASS of the Interrogator Type 242

Figure 1: Type 960, on top the aerial ASS of the Interrogator Type 242

Specifications
frequency: 86 … 90 MHz
(VHF-Band)
pulse repetition time (PRT):
pulse repetition frequency (PRF): 250 Hz
pulsewidth (τ): 5 and 15 µs
receive time:
dead time:
peak power: 450 kW
average power:
instrumented range: 175 NM (≙ 324 km)
range resolution:
accuracy:
beamwidth: 35°
hits per scan:
antenna rotation: 0 … 7 min-1
MTBCF:
MTTR:

Type 960

The Type 960 was an operating in VHF-Band long-range warning radar, fitted in cruisers and above, as a replacement of Type 281 series.