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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,[1] and 100 mm, and 130mm anti-aircraft guns.[2] The design was based on an older SON-4 Soviet design that was in turn based on a US-origin SCR-584 system that was provided to the USSR during the second world war. It was used in combination with the PUAZO 6/60 fire director.[3]

It was widely employed during the Vietnam war. It's range of 50 nautical miles was considered useful but the lack of a moving target indicator on the viewing scope complicated the task of tracking fast-moving, low-flying targets. It was also more vulnerable to jamming than newer designs available during the Vietnam war. In use it was van-mounted, and could be used to direct the fire of 4-8 guns.[4]

A captured example of the SON-9 was used by NOTS (Naval Ordnance Test Station) engineers to develop simulator SON-9 radars for training against.[5]


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References


  1. Foss, Christopher F. (1974). Artillery of the World. Ian Allan Ltd. p. 84. ISBN 0711005052. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  2. Foss, Christopher F. (1974). Artillery of the World. Ian Allan Ltd. pp. 82–83. ISBN 0711005052. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  3. Foss, Christopher F. (1974). Artillery of the World. Ian Allan Ltd. p. 185. ISBN 0711005052. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  4. Nalty, Bernard C. (2013). Tactics and Techniques of Electronic Warfare. Defense Lion Publications. p. 11. ISBN 9781939335180. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  5. Lawson, Cliff (2017). The Station Comes of Age Satellites, Submarines, and Special Operations in the Final Years of the Naval Ordnance Test Station, 1959-1967. NAWCWD. p. 378. Retrieved 17 October 2022.


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