 K84 radar trailer, 1947 | |
| Country of origin | USA |
|---|---|
| Type | fire control radar set |
The SCR-784 was a radar set used by the U.S. Army. It was a mobile version of the SCR-584, used to control the fire of anti-aircraft batteries, and mounted on a searchlight trailer called a K-84. The set was used to guide the flare plane over the target.
Statistics
Frequency: 2,800 MHz
Pulse Width: 0.8 μs
Pulse Repetition Rate: 1707 pps
Vertical Coverage: 300 to 10,000 yards (270 to 9,140 m)
Indicator Type: display 7 inch PPI and, two 3 inch CRT's for range determination
K-84 trailer
- built by Fruehauf Trailer Corporation
- Gross Weight is 13,165 pounds (5,972 kg).
- Tires are 9.00 X 20. 10 Ply.
- Electric brakes, and parking brake.
- Overall length 220-3/8"
- Overall width 97-3/4"
Surviving examples
There are no known surviving examples of this array.
See also
References
- World Petroleum. M. Palmer. January 1947. pp. 72–.
- Army. Association of the United States Army. August 1951. pp. 13–.
Further reading
- TM 9-2800 Military Vehicles, October 1947
- TM 11-1354
- TM 11-1454
- TM 11-1554
- TM 9-873
- SNL G-714
External links
- Radar Descriptions - Mobile Military Radar.mobileradar.org.
- http://www.campevans.org/_CE/html/smpr83p25.html report on scr-784
- https://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=ac8728dc4f57ea22&q=mobile+radar+source:life&usg=__bIHfrqpGapgmikx-GCl7ANOKLKw=&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmobile%2Bradar%2Bsource:life%26hl%3Den
- http://sill-www.army.mil/famag/1948/NOV_DEC_1948/NOV_DEC_1948_COVER_TOC.pdf