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| wardog | 05 Oct 2025 12:09 p.m. PST |
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does anyone have info/ link on german ww2 radars ,what i am looking for is types /locations on maps coverage 360 degree rotation or were they fixed angle/direction and their range .there is a map on internet showing uk chain radar location and coverage ,this is what i am looking for with regards germans |
| Consul Paulus | 05 Oct 2025 4:23 p.m. PST |
Search for "Kammhuber line", named after the general appointed by Goering in July 1940 to create a night fighter force to counter allied bombing raids for a map. In summary, the line was a series of boxes (Himmelbetts) on a general north-south axis, initially each one containing a Freya radar and two Wurzburg radars, later superseded by Giant Wurzburg, Mammut and Wassermann radars. Freya, Wurzburg and Wassermann radars had 360 degree azimuth, but Mammut was a fixed arrary with frontal and rear 100 degree arcs and blind spots to the sides. |
 ColCampbell  | 05 Oct 2025 5:03 p.m. PST |
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| wardog | 06 Oct 2025 1:30 p.m. PST |
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| emckinney | 07 Oct 2025 11:58 p.m. PST |
Are you looking for western Europe only? The Germans deployed some mobile radars in the east, but the density was apparently very low. They also had poor performance against low-altitude aircraft, which limited their utility. |
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