Editing Fire-control radar (section)

==Countermeasures==
Most fire-control radars have unique characteristics, such as radio frequency, pulse duration, pulse frequency and power. These can assist in identifying the radar, and therefore the weapon system it is controlling. This can provide valuable tactical information, like the maximum range of the weapon, or flaws that can be exploited, to combatants that are listening for these signs. During the [[Cold War]] Soviet fire control radars were often [[List of NATO reporting names for equipment|named]] and [[NATO]] pilots would be able to identify the threats present by the radar signals they received.