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=== In Game Description ===
Long-wave early warning radars provide tremendous range but terrible accuracy, and have fallen out of use by the Alliance over a century ago. These radars can provide continuous dwell on an area of space, and while they can't provide a track worth firing on<ref>no matter how much you buff it</ref>, they enable Protectorate fleets to maneuver with purpose and pick engagements they can win. Be warned that due to its design this radar has enormous side- and back-lobes and can be detected from ELINT at great range.

The R550 does not provide continuous scan like a search radar, and must be manually directed at an area to search.

=== Stats ===
{| class="wikitable"
! R550 Early Warning Radar
!
|-
| Cost || 40 pts
|-
| Dimensions || 2x2
|-
| Hitpoints || 150
|-
| Hitpoints to Function || 10
|-
| Damage Threshold|| 15
|-
| Mass || 10 tonnes
|-
| DC Priority || Medium
|-
| FOV || 45 deg.
|-
| Traverse Rate || 10 deg/s
|-
| Elevation Rate || 6 deg/s
|-
| Elevation Limits || +85 deg., -5 deg.
|-
| Power || '''-4000''' (kW)
|-
| Max Range || 18 km
|-
| Detected by ELINT || 22.5 km
|-
| Signature Type || '''RADAR'''
|-
| radiated Power || 3500 kW
|-
| Gain || 50 dB
|-
| Aperture Size || 250 (m<math>^2</math>)
|-
| Overall Effective Output || 2187.5 GW
|-
| Sensitivity || -36 dBm
|-
| Noise Filtering || 0 dB
|-
| Positional Error || 150 m
|-
| Velocity Error || 10 m/s
|-
| Track Quality || TQ2
|-
| Can Lock || '''No'''
|-
| Jamming LOBs || '''No'''
|-
| Can Burn Through || '''No'''
|-
| Allows Identification || '''Yes'''
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! Detection Range by Radar Signature
! Detection Range (km)
|-
| Detection of 1000 m<math>^2</math> Signature || 8.62 km
|-
| Detection of 2000 m<math>^2</math> Signature || 10.25 km
|-
| Detection of 3000 m<math>^2</math> Signature || 11.34 km
|-
| Detection of 5000 m<math>^2</math> Signature || 12.89 km
|-
| Detection of 7000 m<math>^2</math> Signature || 14.02 km
|-
| Detection of 9000 m<math>^2</math> Signature || 14.93 km
|-
| Detection of 12000 m<math>^2</math> Signature || 16.04 km
|}

== External Links ==
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1O_mt6tBeqcxT7Cev86FiRHMAyLMbpVUZki_svteVXBk NotSoLoneWolf's Radar Calculator V8.3] - can simulate radar and comms jamming across a wide variety of parameters

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