{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.p-15-radar","code":"thing-q388078","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q388078/","name":"P-15 radar","alternateNames":[],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.1.0-research.1","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.OBJ"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"The P-15 radar is a Soviet mobile, two-dimensional air-surveillance radar designed primarily to detect low-flying aircraft and report their range and azimuth for air-defence operations.","purpose":"Enable an AI agent to identify the registered P-15 radar type, distinguish its configurations and assess documented condition and permissible handling of associated equipment.","scope":{"in":["P-15 designation evidence and boundaries between original configurations and documented modifications","Radar sensing principle, measured coordinates and limits of its surveillance role","Antenna, radar electronics, carrier and power-supply configuration","Evidence needed to assess completeness, serviceability and preservation state","Interfaces, maintenance documentation and conditions for authorized handling"],"out":["P-19 and other successor radar types as independent designs","Complete missile batteries, command networks and engagement doctrine","Individual radar ownership, serial-number histories and location records except as assessment evidence","Carrier vehicle design and roadworthiness beyond its relationship to the radar installation","Tactical deployment, targeting, electronic attack and methods for defeating surveillance"],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Require designation evidence consistent with P-15 / Flat Face A; a generic 'Flat Face' label is insufficient because P-19 uses Flat Face B. [U.S. Army ODIN](https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/db59831e51a23c79fce1e3eec3890b93)","Check that the identified equipment is a mobile two-dimensional UHF radar, rather than a height-finding or three-dimensional radar. [U.S. Army ODIN](https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/db59831e51a23c79fce1e3eec3890b93)","Do not identify P-15 solely from paired elliptical reflectors: P-19 has a similar antenna arrangement, so documentary and equipment-level corroboration is required. [U.S. Army ODIN: P-19](https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/P-19_%28Flat_Face_B%29_Russian_Mobile_2D_UHF_Radar)","Require evidence identifying the radar assembly itself; a compatible truck, detached antenna or association with a missile system does not establish a complete P-15 set."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"designation-and-lineage","name":"Designation and lineage","description":"Establish what qualifies as P-15 and where related designs leave this registry entry.","layers":[{"id":"identity-evidence","name":"Identity evidence","description":"Reconcile labels, documentation and observed equipment.","findings":[{"id":"corroborated-p-15-identification","name":"Corroborated P-15 identification","description":"Require a traceable basis for identifying equipment as this radar type.","questions":[{"text":"Which nameplate, manual or inventory record explicitly identifies the radar as P-15?","id":"corroborated-p-15-identification-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Do equipment markings and component identities corroborate or contradict that record?","id":"corroborated-p-15-identification-q02","kind":"definition"}]}]},{"id":"variant-boundaries","name":"Variant boundaries","description":"Separate configurations within the entry from neighboring radar types.","findings":[{"id":"modification-versus-successor","name":"Modification versus successor","description":"Treat inclusion of a modification as a documented identity decision.","questions":[{"text":"Which evidence establishes that a named modification remains a P-15 configuration?","id":"modification-versus-successor-q01","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"Which markings or records distinguish this equipment from P-19 or another separately registered type?","id":"modification-versus-successor-q02","kind":"definition"}]}]}]},{"id":"sensing-and-output","name":"Sensing and output","description":"Describe the radar's sensing role and the meaning of its reported observations.","layers":[{"id":"measurement-principle","name":"Measurement principle","description":"Identify how the documented configuration produces observations.","findings":[{"id":"native-coordinate-capability","name":"Native coordinate capability","description":"Record the physical measurement principle and coordinates generated by the radar itself.","questions":[{"text":"How does the applicable P-15 technical description explain range and bearing measurement?","id":"native-coordinate-capability-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"If a connected display includes altitude, which equipment supplies it?","id":"native-coordinate-capability-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"qualified-specifications","name":"Qualified specifications","description":"Preserve the conditions and definitions attached to performance figures.","findings":[{"id":"range-and-accuracy-evidence","name":"Range and accuracy evidence","description":"Keep claimed detection capability separate from instrument limits and measured unit performance.","questions":[{"text":"Does a quoted range describe detection, instrumentation or display scale, and under what stated conditions?","id":"range-and-accuracy-evidence-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Which source specifies range and azimuth accuracy for the identified configuration?","id":"range-and-accuracy-evidence-q02","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"physical-set-and-power","name":"Physical set and power","description":"Define the radar assembly, supporting equipment and configuration-dependent interfaces.","layers":[{"id":"antenna-and-carrier-assembly","name":"Antenna and carrier assembly","description":"Connect observed antenna and vehicle arrangements to documented configurations.","findings":[{"id":"configuration-completeness","name":"Configuration completeness","description":"Compare the physical set with its applicable equipment list and assembly documentation.","questions":[{"text":"Which reflectors, feeds, supports, electronic cabinets and ancillary items belong to this documented P-15 configuration?","id":"configuration-completeness-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which observed components are missing, substituted or inconsistent with the configuration record?","id":"configuration-completeness-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"electrical-support","name":"Electrical support","description":"Identify supply requirements and the boundaries of external power equipment.","findings":[{"id":"documented-power-compatibility","name":"Documented power compatibility","description":"Require configuration-specific electrical evidence before judging a supply suitable.","questions":[{"text":"What voltage, frequency, phase arrangement and input demand does the applicable P-15 documentation specify?","id":"documented-power-compatibility-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Which generator, converter and protective-earth arrangements are documented parts or dependencies of this set?","id":"documented-power-compatibility-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"interfaces-and-information-boundaries","name":"Interfaces and information boundaries","description":"Record how P-15 observations are presented and exchanged with other equipment.","layers":[{"id":"operator-presentation","name":"Operator presentation","description":"Identify displays and the provenance of the information they show.","findings":[{"id":"display-and-processing-provenance","name":"Display and processing provenance","description":"Separate original radar presentation from later processing or display additions.","questions":[{"text":"Which display and processing equipment is original to the documented configuration, and which was added later?","id":"display-and-processing-provenance-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which displayed fields are radar measurements, operator annotations or externally supplied information?","id":"display-and-processing-provenance-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"external-equipment-links","name":"External equipment links","description":"Describe verified connections without modeling an entire air-defence installation.","findings":[{"id":"verified-interface-relationships","name":"Verified interface relationships","description":"Require interface evidence beyond historical co-location or customary association.","questions":[{"text":"Which documents identify the connected identification, display or receiving equipment and the information exchanged?","id":"verified-interface-relationships-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Does the evidence establish an actual compatible interface or only that the equipment served together?","id":"verified-interface-relationships-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"condition-and-permitted-handling","name":"Condition and permitted handling","description":"Assess a P-15 set through condition evidence, maintenance applicability and handling constraints.","layers":[{"id":"serviceability-and-preservation","name":"Serviceability and preservation","description":"Separate functional evidence from cosmetic condition and preservation work.","findings":[{"id":"subsystem-condition-evidence","name":"Subsystem condition evidence","description":"Tie condition judgments to dated inspection or test records for the actual configuration.","questions":[{"text":"What dated evidence addresses the antenna mechanism, RF chain, displays, cabling and power equipment?","id":"subsystem-condition-evidence-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which recorded defects or missing components prevent a serviceability conclusion?","id":"subsystem-condition-evidence-q02","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"maintenance-and-safety-basis","name":"Maintenance and safety basis","description":"Establish applicable instructions before handling or energizing an associated set.","findings":[{"id":"applicable-handling-requirements","name":"Applicable handling requirements","description":"Record documented protections and qualified assessments without assuming modern interlocks or certification.","questions":[{"text":"Which P-15 manual revisions govern maintenance, consumables, antenna restraint and electrical isolation for this configuration?","id":"applicable-handling-requirements-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"What verified RF, high-voltage and moving-assembly protections constrain the proposed handling activity?","id":"applicable-handling-requirements-q02","kind":"action"},{"text":"Which inspection or approval is required for that activity, and what issuing authority or applicable standard establishes it?","id":"applicable-handling-requirements-q03","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"evidence-and-external-alignment","name":"Evidence and external alignment","description":"What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.","layers":[{"id":"reported-evidence","name":"Reported evidence","description":"Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.","findings":[{"id":"evidence-confidence-notes","name":"Check these first","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these check these first hold for the sense of P-15 radar this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-confidence-notes-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-identifiers","name":"Identifiers and schemes","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of P-15 radar this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-identifiers-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-real-world-use","name":"Real-world use","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of P-15 radar this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-real-world-use-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-measurements","name":"Typical measurements","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of P-15 radar this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-measurements-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards","name":"Failure modes and hazards","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of P-15 radar this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-regional-variation","name":"Regional variation","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of P-15 radar this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-regional-variation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-neighbours","name":"Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of P-15 radar this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-neighbours-q01","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Describe the radar's purpose, history and general capabilities from public sources.","Support museums and historians in cataloguing preserved equipment."],"mustNot":["Help operate, repair or integrate it into an air-defence system.","Provide guidance on evading or defeating air-defence radars.","Transmit with it or any radar outside a licensed spectrum allocation.","Assist transfers of military equipment that breach export controls or sanctions."],"requiresHuman":["Any decision on demilitarising, exporting or displaying preserved equipment."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Air-defence systems are tied to war and civilian air safety; misuse can bring down aircraft."],"affectedParties":["Civil aviation passengers and crews","Military personnel","Communities in conflict zones"]},"owners":{"steward":"The armed forces or museum that holds a unit; national export control authorities regulate transfers.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q1184840","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q133288692","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.p-15-radar","Wikidata: Q388078 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q388078)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["Designation confidence: confirmed P-15 | probable P-15 | conflicting identification | unidentified","Documented configuration: Exact variant or modification designation, with supporting document; otherwise unknown","Coordinate output: Documented range and azimuth outputs; record separately any externally supplied height","Operating frequency: MHz, with configuration and documentary source","Documented detection envelope: km, with target assumptions, altitude, environment and test conditions","Antenna installation: Documented reflector, feed, support and mounting arrangement","Power interface: V, Hz, phases and kW or kVA, as specified for the identified configuration","Radar set completeness: complete against documented inventory | incomplete | mixed configuration | unverified","Serviceability evidence: untested | documented serviceable | degraded | nonfunctional | deactivated","Connected equipment: Links to documented power sources, identification equipment, displays and receiving systems"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["A truck-mounted antenna array of large open frames on a vehicle chassis.","Accompanying vehicles for power and operator cabins."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["Compare markings, records and component evidence to classify a candidate as P-15 or unresolved.","Associate an individual set with the correct configuration-specific documentation.","Assess completeness against a documented P-15 equipment inventory.","Separate published specifications from measurements and condition reports for a particular set.","Flag missing evidence before transport, conservation, servicing or authorized energization.","Link connected equipment and successor designs without merging their identities."]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["High-power radio emissions can harm people near the antenna.","Misidentification of aircraft in air defence can lead to tragic shootdowns."]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["The Radio Regulations issued by the International Telecommunication Union provide the international framework for spectrum allocation and interference management relevant to radar transmissions."]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["This radar was used in mobile air-defence networks to detect low-flying aircraft and report their range and bearing.","Surviving equipment may be encountered in military inventories, museum collections and technical archives, where configuration and condition affect identification."]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q388078: P-15 radar","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q388078","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: P-15 radar","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-15_radar","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Which primary technical manuals establish the exact P-15 designation aliases and the boundaries of named variants and modernizations?","What configuration-specific frequency, range, accuracy, dimensions, mass and power figures can be verified without importing P-19 specifications?","Which antenna mounting arrangements, carriers and ancillary equipment lists are original, optional or later substitutions?","Which maintenance records substantiate recurring P-15 failure modes, consumables and replacement-component compatibility?","Which original acceptance standards and present-day handling requirements apply, and what protections or interlocks are actually documented?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q388078/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q388078/spec.json"],"providers":["Codex"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-12T11:50:42Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-07T10:10:30+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass"},"score":1.0}}