pmaidhof Posted April 24, 2019 Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 Annex says forward Radar 909 can control the Mk8 Gun or a Sea Dart SAM F(1)1 Mk8 114mm/55//1 Radar 909 F(2)1 GWS30 w/22 Sea Dart//2 Radar 909 do we agree that there are 3x Radar 909 on the Coventry? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmart494 Posted April 25, 2019 Report Share Posted April 25, 2019 I think Coventry had an aft Radar 909 that could control just Sea Dart. The forward Radar 909 could control either the gun or Sea Dart. So, just two Radar 909s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmaidhof Posted April 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2019 Thanks. That's the way I read it in the remarks until I looked at the weapons lines, which seem to indicate three. I will go with two unless I hear anything authoritative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmaidhof Posted April 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2019 Jane's Recognition Guide lists the Type 42 having two Radar 909 Fire Control Radars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV32 Posted April 25, 2019 Report Share Posted April 25, 2019 Two Type 909/GWS-30 radars on each Type 42 class destroyer, including HMS Coventry (D118), circled here in red. Each radar has three antennae, but you don't see those, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmaidhof Posted April 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2019 Thanks Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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