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=== Radar === The target engagement radar is a [[G band (NATO)|G band]]/[[H band (NATO)|H band]] (later [[K band (NATO)|K band]]) pulse doppler radar with an (in [[azimuth]]) [[passive electronically scanned array]] antenna. The radar is classed as a thinned array (design using fewer elements) incorporating only 570 phase shifters and uses linear [[Polarization (waves)|polarization]].<ref name="RMC"/> The radar has an average power output of 0.6 kW providing a maximum detection range of 20 km/12 mi. An F-15 type aircraft had a detection probability of 0.8 at this range.<ref name="PVO"/> Originally Tor could only engage one target at a time, and with only two of its missiles. Later variants of the Tor system (Tor-M1 and M2E) incorporate additional fire control channels, as well as improved fire control computers, allowing the system to engage two (M1) and then four (M2E) targets, while simultaneously guiding up to four (M1) and then eight (M2E) missiles. There is also a small antenna on the top of the target engagement radar to communicate with missiles after launch.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}} Together these radars carry the NATO reporting name '''"Scrum Half"'''.<ref name="Tor actu red samovar">{{cite web |title=[Actu] Le système anti-aérien Tor : actualités et développements futurs |url=https://redsamovar.com/2019/04/14/actu-le-systeme-anti-aerien-tor-actualites-et-developpements-futurs/ |website=Red Samovar |date=14 April 2019}}</ref> To reduce the dimensions of the vehicle, the target acquisition radar can be folded down horizontally when travelling, and the tracking radar can partially rotate away from vertical.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}} To allow engagements in an [[Electronic countermeasures|ECM]]-heavy environment, the Tor missile system is equipped with an optical tracking system, complementing the main radar.<ref name="Tor actu red samovar"/>
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