Type 345 Radar

Infobox Radar
name = Type 345


caption = Type 345 Fire Control Radar of the Luhai Class. Taken at IMDEX2003
country = People's Republic of China
introdate =
number =
type = Fire-Control
frequency = J band
PRF = 3600 pps or 7200 pps
pulsewidth= unknown
RPM = unknown
range = unknown
altitude = unknown
diameter = unknown
azimuth = unknown
elevation = -25-85
precision = unknown
power = 30 kw
other names=

The Type 345 (MR35) fire-control radar system is used to guide the HQ-7 short-range surface-to-air missile. The system is installed on many modern, and retrofitted Chinese navy ships.

The Type 345 fire control radar appears to be based on the Thomason-CSF Castor CTM (Conduite de Tir Multisensor) fire control radar which is a Castor II/J with a separate IR camera (Pirana) and TV tracker and not the oft quoted Castor IIC. It is possible however, that the Castor IIC was bought initially but the CTM was also bought later.

It uses TWT transmitter with Cassesgrain antenna. Pulse compression (7.5 microsec pulse) and pulse Doppler processing (first blind speed 1000/m/s) techniques are used and it can acquire ASHM at 18 km and fighter at 30 km with tracking range between 350 m to 30 km.

pecifications

* J - band
* (Specs based on Castor 2J)
** Beam: 1.5⁰ x 0.67⁰ deg
** Peak Power: 30 kW
** PRR: 3600 pps or 7200 pps
** Gain: 43 dB
** Elevation: +85/-25 stabilized
** Target acquisitions speed: 2.8 sec (air target), 1.7 sec (ASHM)
** Pirana FLIR FOV: 2.7⁰ x 1.8⁰ and 8.1⁰ x 5.4⁰ degrees
** Max range of FILR: 15 km
** Pirana CCD (Daylight camera) FOV: 2.4⁰ x 1.8⁰ degrees

ee also

* Type 052 Luhu class destroyer
* Type 051B Luhai class destroyer
* Type 053H Jiangwei class frigate