I have some questions about HQ-22 batteries.
It is often said that HT-200 is the guidance radar for the battery. And that is based on the H-200 radar.
But does anyone have a clear image of a HT-200 radar, within an active HQ-22 battery? I am not looking for various H-200 radar images from Zhuhai and other promotional materials.
I'd like to see if there have been any changes on the array, compared to those promotional H-200 images for the export oriented FK-3.
Also, how capable are search functions of the HT-200? (bonus question: I am not seeing a IFF sub-array on the HT-200. Is it correct to say it hasn't hot one?)
If those are not very capable, do HQ-22 batteries EACH come with additional search radars, on top of HT-200? And if so, which radar model is it?
Within HQ-22 batteries, one can fairly often see LCQ776 radar, but that's a pretty darn big array. A bit hard to imagine that's the default search radar *if* HQ-22 battery requires a dedicated, additional search radar. To me, it looks more like a brigade level early warning radar.
Another radar that is sometimes, but not as often in my opinion, seen with HQ-22 batteries is this one:
Sometimes people label it as a CS RT3 radar. It certainly looks more the part of a regular search radar.
Finally, is there any way to deduce guidance method just from looking at the radar array of the HT-200? I know promo materials for FK-3 explicitly state guidance is semi active radar and/or command guidance. But if one did not know that, would images be enough to deduce that?
Also, sometimes various texts, perhaps erroneously, mention track via missile guidance for HQ-22. Is that method something that could somehow be deduced from imagery alone?
Patriot's radar for example has a lot of elements exposed. While the H-200 family seems to have those shrouded under simple square-shaped covers, possibly hiding certain features.
And what would be HQ-22 battery composition, within PLA?
1 search radar
1 targeting radar
6 TEL vehicles
several (how many?) transport and loader vehicles
1 command vehicle
any additional (utility?) vehicles of some kind?
It is often said that HT-200 is the guidance radar for the battery. And that is based on the H-200 radar.
But does anyone have a clear image of a HT-200 radar, within an active HQ-22 battery? I am not looking for various H-200 radar images from Zhuhai and other promotional materials.
I'd like to see if there have been any changes on the array, compared to those promotional H-200 images for the export oriented FK-3.
Also, how capable are search functions of the HT-200? (bonus question: I am not seeing a IFF sub-array on the HT-200. Is it correct to say it hasn't hot one?)
If those are not very capable, do HQ-22 batteries EACH come with additional search radars, on top of HT-200? And if so, which radar model is it?
Within HQ-22 batteries, one can fairly often see LCQ776 radar, but that's a pretty darn big array. A bit hard to imagine that's the default search radar *if* HQ-22 battery requires a dedicated, additional search radar. To me, it looks more like a brigade level early warning radar.
Another radar that is sometimes, but not as often in my opinion, seen with HQ-22 batteries is this one:
Sometimes people label it as a CS RT3 radar. It certainly looks more the part of a regular search radar.
Finally, is there any way to deduce guidance method just from looking at the radar array of the HT-200? I know promo materials for FK-3 explicitly state guidance is semi active radar and/or command guidance. But if one did not know that, would images be enough to deduce that?
Also, sometimes various texts, perhaps erroneously, mention track via missile guidance for HQ-22. Is that method something that could somehow be deduced from imagery alone?
Patriot's radar for example has a lot of elements exposed. While the H-200 family seems to have those shrouded under simple square-shaped covers, possibly hiding certain features.
And what would be HQ-22 battery composition, within PLA?
1 search radar
1 targeting radar
6 TEL vehicles
several (how many?) transport and loader vehicles
1 command vehicle
any additional (utility?) vehicles of some kind?