Radar · Acquisition (SAM)
P-12 Spoon Rest
P-12 Yenisei (Spoon Rest A/B)
Medium
RU
VHF early warning radar
Old Soviet VHF radar (developed 1954–1956) with a large horizontal Yagi antenna on a truck, used as early warning for SA-2 and SA-3 batteries. Its successor, the P-18 (Spoon Rest D), has its own card. VHF radars are imprecise but see stealth aircraft relatively well, and are still in use in many countries.
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- Mount
- Two ZIL trucks/trailers; Yagi antenna on the vehicle (B: on a mast)
- L × W × H
- Not found in open sources
- Dimension source
- US Army TRADOC Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)
General
- Role
- Early warning
- Belongs to
- SA-2 Guideline, SA-3 Goa; successor P-18 (Spoon Rest D)
- Band
- VHF, 147–161 MHz
Performance
- Detection
- ≈ 148 NM (275 km)
- Beam
- 7–9° horizontal, 2.5° vertical
- Peak power
- 180–350 kW
Threat
- RWR
- Often outside an RWR's band (VHF)
- Threat level
- Medium — old, but sees stealth at range
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