AN/MSQ-46 Bomb Scoring Radar
(Steven Jones photo)
The MSQ-46 Bomb Scoring Radar was an India band automatic tracking radar operating in the 8500 to 9600 MHz frequency range. The radar had an 8 foot diameter fresnel lens rather than a parabolic dish. The lens provided improved low-level tracking of aircraft. Ground clutter, meaning returns caused by abnormalities in the earth's terrain or trees, etc. did not affect a radar with a lens as bad as a radar with a parabolic dish. The "46" was a descendent of the MSQ-39 system. The major difference was the increased range capability over the "39".
(l-r) MSQ-46 and MPS-9
(Steven Jones photo)
Here is a look at an MSQ-46 (left) and an MSQ-77 (right).
(l-r) MPS-9 and MSQ-46
(Steven Jones photo)
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