 SM (No. 10) aboard USS Lexington | |
| Country of origin | United States |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | General Electric |
| Introduced | 1943 |
| No. built | 23 |
| Type | Fighter-direction radar |
| Frequency | A/G-band |
| PRF | 775–825 Hz |
| Pulsewidth | 1 μs |
| Range | 35 mi (30.4 nmi) |
| Precision | 200 yd (0.1 nmi), 3 ° |
| Power | 45–65 kW |
SM was an American made fighter-direction radar used for the ship ground-controlled interception (GCI) during World War II by the United States Navy. Variation included the SM-1.[1]
- ^ Robert, Buderi (1998). The Invention That Changed the World: How a Small Group of Radar Pioneers Won the Second World War and Launched a Technical Revolution. Touchstone. ISBN 0684835290.