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bearings

Here used to mean the direction to a target determined from the radar using the electronic bearing line or cursor. Without a heading sensor, these would always be relative bearings, otherwise they could be true, magnetic, or relative. Modern radars often allow for any choice here, regardless of display mode, stabilized or unstabilized.

Abbreviation:  B

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