MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 2
DATE: 1 July 1964
ITEM NAME: NAVIGATIONAL COMPUTER GROUP
COGNIZANT SERVICE:USN
TYPE: AN/ASA-13
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER:
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
STATUS OR TYPE CLASSIFICATION
Mfg(s) Name or Code Number:
supply ground track data, in the form of synchro
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
voltages, for driving dead reckoning tracer and plotting
equipment. In addition, true heading is supplied for
The AN/ASA-13 has been designed primarily to
azimuth stabilization of the radar indicators.
provide ground track information in the form of dc
Navigational data is supplied by counters which indicate
voltages, for ground stabilization of radar indicators in
the ground displacement in miles from an initial fix.
AEW and ASW aircraft. It is intended for use in patrol
aircraft, airships, and helicopters. It is also used to
AN/ASA-13: 1