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56A Nimrod at Ascension Island.Mk 1 and Shackleton days simply could not do. Equally important, withits improved pulse-width and contact processing, it allowed crews tomake a good assessment of the size and type of radar contact, permittingthe operator to classify a contact as, for instance, a probable fishingvessel or small coaster.Warships tend to have a characteristic signature which distinguishesthem from merchant traffic. Being able to make a threat assessment of
