SON-50 (
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Flap Wheel) is a type of
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fire director radar for 57 mm
anti-aircraft guns
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It has been widely employed during the
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See also
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SON-9
SON-9 (NATO reporting name Fire Can) is a type of Russian/Soviet fire director radar for air defence guns including the 57 mm, 85mm, and 100 mm, and 130mm anti-aircraft guns. The design was based on an older SON-4 Soviet design that was in turn ...
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SON-30
SON-30 (NATO reporting name Fire Wheel) is a type of Russian/Soviet fire director radar for 130 mm anti-aircraft guns. It was a Soviet derivative of the US SCR-584 system.
See also
*SON-9
*SON-50
SON-50 ( NATO reporting name Flap Wheel) is a type ...
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S-60 Anti-Aircraft Artillery
Ground radars
Russian and Soviet military radars
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