The "Pegmantit 10" or P-10 (also referred to by the

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"Knife Rest B" in the west) was an early 2D VHF

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developed and operated by the former

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Development

The "Pegmantit 10", which is abbreviated to P-10, was a development of the earlier

P-8 radar The "Pegmantit 8" or P-8 (also referred to by the NATO reporting name "Knife Rest A" in the west) was an early 2D VHF radar developed and operated by the former Soviet Union. Development The "Pegmantit 8" which is abbreviated to P-8 was a develo ...

, itself a development of one of the first early warning and ground control radars to be developed by the former

, the

P-3 radar The "Pegmantit 3" or P-3 (also referred to by the NATO reporting name "Dumbo" in the west) was an early VHF radar developed and operated by the former Soviet Union. Development The "Pegmantit 3" which is abbreviated to P-3 was one of the first 2 ...

. The P-10 radar was developed and successfully tested between 1951 and 1953, incorporating the achievements of the P-8 in addition to many new improvements and was accepted into operational service by the end of 1953. The P-10 was developed by the SKB Design Bureau, a division of State Plant No.197 named after

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and the predecessor of the current Nizhniy Novgorod Research Institute of Radio Engineering (NNIIRT), which developed the previous P-8. Between 1956 and 1957 the P-10 and legacy P-8 radar were equipped with improved clutter suppression equipment allowing for cancellation of clutter moving up to 30 m/s, cancellation was improved by a factor of 5 compared with no cancellation.

Description

The P-10 shares many similarities with the earlier P-8; the P-10 was also mounted in two

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trucks. The P-10 used a single

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accomplishing both

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and reception, the antenna was composed of four

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s mounted in sets of two with one set above the other. The antenna mast was mounted directly to the Zil transport truck, previous radar like the P-8 had a free standing mast, the advantage of the P-10 mast was that it could be deployed and stowed much faster than before, improving the mobility of the radar. Azimuth was scanned mechanically by the antenna with elevation determined using a

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in similar fashion to the original P-3. The P-10 used a plan position indicator in addition to an A-scope to indicate height, the radar had a maximum power output of up to 100 kW and a pulse width of 4-12 microseconds. A

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for

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was generally used in conjunction with the P-8 such as the NRS-12 (NATO "Score Board"). In addition to incorporating a means of passive

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suppression the P-10 was also able to alter its

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to improve resistance to both passive clutter and active jamming techniques.

Operators

The P-10 was operated by the Soviet Union from 1953 but has long since become obsolete and retired from service, replaced by more advanced models entering into service after the P-10 such as the

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References

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Development

Description

Operators

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