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<div>==Description==<br />
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[[File:Radar_MPDR_12.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The MPDR 12 radar atop the turret of a [[Gepard]].]]<br />
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The '''MPDR 12''' is a German [[SPAA radars|ground based target detection radar]]. It was designed as the target detection radar for the [[Gepard]]; in game it is also used to represent the [[Type 87]]'s radar performance.<br />
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===Vehicles equipped with this radar===<br />
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* {{Specs-Link|germ_flakpz_I_Gepard}}<br />
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==General info / usage==<br />
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The MPDR 12 is only a search radar, so cannot track targets by itself. However the radar is always fitted alongside the [[Albis]] tracking radar; this allows vehicles to use the MPDR 12 radar to detect targets, while the Albis radar is tracking a target. The MPDR 12 provides full 360 degree search coverage out to a maximum range of 15 km.<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
! colspan="3" | Search Characteristics<br />
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! {{Annotation|Maximum<br/>Detection<br/>Range|The maximum possible range at which a target can be detected}}<br />
! {{Annotation|Minimum<br/>Detection<br/>Range|The range below which targets cannot be detected by the radar}}<br />
! {{Annotation|Range Settings|The available range scale settings of the radar}}<br />
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| 15,000 m || 500 m || 10 km, 15 km<br />
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! colspan="6" | Search Modes<br />
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! {{Annotation|Search Mode|The search mode of the radar (some radars have multiple search modes with different characteristics)}}<br />
! {{Annotation|Azimuth Scan<br/>Angle|How far to each side the radar can scan}}<br />
! {{Annotation|Elevation Scan<br/>Angle|How far up and down the radar can scan}}<br />
! {{Annotation|Scan Time|The time taken to complete one scan (the scan bar moving from one edge of the radar display to the other)}}<br />
! {{Annotation|Minimum<br/>relative speed|The minimum speed a target must be moving, relative to the radar, in order to be detectable by the radar}}<br />
! {{Annotation|Maximum<br/>relative speed|The maximum speed a target can be moving, relative to the radar, and still be detected by the radar}}<br />
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| Default || 360° || ??? || 1.00 s || 10 m/s (36 km/h) || 1,000 m/s (3,600 km/h)<br />
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===Comparison with analogues===<br />
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Compared to other search radars the MPDR 12 has a somewhat lacking maximum range and an about average minimum range. At 15 km the Range falls behind that of the many other search radars, but is better than that of the [[Marconi S 400]]. The radar also scans quickly, taking only 1 second to scan through 360 degrees. On top of this the radar also has a good minimum relative speed of only 36 km/h matching that of the Tunguska's [[1RL144]] radar, and the OTOMATIC's [[SMA VPS-A05]] radar.<br />
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===Pros and cons===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* Good minimum relative speed<br />
* Scans quickly<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Mediocre maximum range<br />
* Mediocre minimum range<br />
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== History ==<br />
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The MPDR 12 was developed in the 1960s/70s by Siemens, who were contracted to design the fire control system for the [[Gepard]]. The the MPPDR 12 is a S band radar, Dutch versions of the Gepard used a different fire control system, using a X band radar.<br />
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== Media ==<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[SPAA radars]]<br />
* [[Gepard]]<br />
* [[Albis]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''<br />
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