The GE AN/MPQ-14 Middle Steering Course was the Cold War/computer/communication system for land bombing (GDB) during the Korean War and was the second GDB system used by the United States. Marine Corps (see AN/TPQ-2). The combined system ("Q") provides command guidance for the aircraft to reach a predetermined release point for attacks in severe and night weather, and the GDB operation of Korea including 900 flown by USMC Vought F4U Corsairs, for example, VMA-251 flying "..four MPQ flights to 7 Marines in early July 24,... "1953.
Video GE AN/MPQ-14 Course Directing Central
Production and deployment
The AN/MPQ-14 is manufactured under a production contract for General Electric, and the center uses a radar model of the AN/TPQ-2 Air Caps Support System, a diesel generator, AN/MRW-4 & amp; -3 radio, and from AN/MSQ-7 [ sic ]: "computer-transmitter wizard", data converter (ball counting to square), and "indicator recorder" (plotting board). "Buoyed and transported in two modified 3/4-ton trucks, two 2-1/2-ton trucks, one 4x4 ton 4x4 truck and one mobile phone radar mounted", the USMC GDB team is ready to be deployed to Korea in July 1951 after the USAF started the Korean War GDB in 1950. The AN/MPQ-14 was "transferred to" area of ​​the Marine Division 1 by "First Airplane Wing" near the 38th parallel north for guiding units such as VMF -513 Corsair Night Combatron Squadron flying GDB from 15,000-20,000 feet. The variant of the center, AN/MPQ-14A, has different radar and communication subsystems, and MPQ-14 is also produced by "Advance" and "Ultrasonic" companies.
Maps GE AN/MPQ-14 Course Directing Central
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
0 Comments