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Soviet radar technical manual
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This radar set represents late 1950's electronic technology, the particular RPS-3 device described may have served in a Tu-16 or Tu-22 medium bombers tailgunner assembly. The Tu-16 is no longer in service, except chinese-made copycats still used by the RPC's PLA and possibly the DPRK. The Tu-22 has long been retired, replaced by the more modern TU-26 (also known as the Tu-22M).
The disclosure of this document shall not have a significant effect on global balance of armed forces, as the radar it describes has long been ineffective against modern fighter interceptors sporting low radar signature and onboard jamming equipment. In fact the tail gunner layout lost most of its effectiveness after AIM-9 Sidewinder and other air combat guided missiles were introduced to fighter jet service from 1958 on.Note