MIL-HDBK-162A
Volume 1
15 December 1965
Section 3
DATE: 1 July 1964
ITEM NAME: MARINE RADAR EQUIPMENT
COGNIZANT SERVICE: USN
TYPE: MU
FEDERAL STOCK NUMBER: 5840-647-7070
USA
USN
USAF
USMC
STATUS OR TYPE CLASSIFICATION
Mfg(s) Name or Code Number: Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Baltimore, Maryland
Illustration not Available.
a navigational aid even in congested areas such as in
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
rivers, in narrow straits, or in the entrance to a busy
harbor. Signals representing other vessels, buoys, break
The Model MU is designed for Marine use to serve as
waters, and shore lines are clearly presented in the living
a collision warning device by giving an indication of the
indicator picture of the surrounding area, at distances
presence of other vessels or objects that protrude above
from less than 100 yards to 40 miles.
the surface of the water.
Sufficient accuracy is
incorporated in the equipment so that it may be used as
MU: 1
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