Redut-K (RUС-2 Redut-K)- surveillance radar. Maritime version of the RUS-2 land-based radar.
The radar was placed on the cruiser Molotov before the start of World War II to test the capabilities of the technology. The hardware on the cruiser Molotov, at that time part of the Black Sea Fleet, was provided by engineers of the V.V Samarin production enterprise (В. В. Samarin), B.P. Lebedev (B. P. Lebedev), V.A. Sivtsov (V. A. Sivtsov) and fleet officer M.I. Sokolov (M. I. Sokolov).
In May 1941, the cruiser took part in a fleet exercise, where it demonstrated practical skills in detecting both airborne and surface targets. At the beginning of WW2, the cruiser assigned to the defence of Sevastopol participated in the detection of air targets for the air defence of the area. So successful was the cruiser in pinpointing air targets that by the third night after being assigned to the convoy, a direct line was established between the Sevastopol Air Defence Command, Fleet Headquarters and the cruiser to send immediate data on enemy air activity.
The radar was also operated by the manufacturer's engineers B.P. Lebedev (Б. П. Лебедев), V.A Sivtsov (В. А. Сивцов), who were included in the cruiser's crew.
At the end of October 1941, the cruiser's Molotov service at Sevastopol ended and she was subsequently deployed in the Tuapse and Poti area. In one combat action in August 1942 off Feodosia, the cruiser was damaged, but the radar apparatus was not damaged. While the cruiser was being repaired at Poti, the radar was used as a stationary coastal defence radar until late 1943.
Tactical technical data:
Acceptance into armament: 1940
Use: CL Molotov
Wavelength: 4 m
Output power: 50 kW
Range: 64.8 nm (approx. 150 km)
Source:
www.navweaps.com
www.czasopismasp.mil.pl
https://hist.rloc.ru/lobanov/3_04.htm
The radar was placed on the cruiser Molotov before the start of World War II to test the capabilities of the technology. The hardware on the cruiser Molotov, at that time part of the Black Sea Fleet, was provided by engineers of the V.V Samarin production enterprise (В. В. Samarin), B.P. Lebedev (B. P. Lebedev), V.A. Sivtsov (V. A. Sivtsov) and fleet officer M.I. Sokolov (M. I. Sokolov).
In May 1941, the cruiser took part in a fleet exercise, where it demonstrated practical skills in detecting both airborne and surface targets. At the beginning of WW2, the cruiser assigned to the defence of Sevastopol participated in the detection of air targets for the air defence of the area. So successful was the cruiser in pinpointing air targets that by the third night after being assigned to the convoy, a direct line was established between the Sevastopol Air Defence Command, Fleet Headquarters and the cruiser to send immediate data on enemy air activity.
The radar was also operated by the manufacturer's engineers B.P. Lebedev (Б. П. Лебедев), V.A Sivtsov (В. А. Сивцов), who were included in the cruiser's crew.
At the end of October 1941, the cruiser's Molotov service at Sevastopol ended and she was subsequently deployed in the Tuapse and Poti area. In one combat action in August 1942 off Feodosia, the cruiser was damaged, but the radar apparatus was not damaged. While the cruiser was being repaired at Poti, the radar was used as a stationary coastal defence radar until late 1943.
Tactical technical data:
Acceptance into armament: 1940
Use: CL Molotov
Wavelength: 4 m
Output power: 50 kW
Range: 64.8 nm (approx. 150 km)
Source:
www.navweaps.com
www.czasopismasp.mil.pl
https://hist.rloc.ru/lobanov/3_04.htm