The Type 285 radar was a British naval anti-aircraft gunnery radar developed during the Second World War. The prototype was tested at sea aboard the escort destroyer HMS Southdown in August 1940.[1]
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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Introduced | 1940 |
Type | Fire-control radar |
Frequency | 600 MHz |
Beamwidth |
|
Pulsewidth | 2 μs |
Range | 18,000 yd (16,000 m) |
Altitude | 15,000 ft (4,600 m) |
Precision | 150 yd (140 m) |
Power | 25 kW |
Type | Aerial outfit | Peak power (kW) | Frequency (MHz) | Wavelength (cm) | In service |
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285 | 25 | 600 | 50 | 1941 | |
285M | 150 | 600 | 50 | 1941 | |
285P | 150 | 600 | 50 | 1942 |
Notes
Bibliography
- Campbell, John (1985). Naval Weapons of World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-459-2.
- Friedman, Norman (1981). Naval Radar. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-238-2.
- Watson, Raymond C. Jr. (2009). Radar Origins Worldwide: History of Its Evolution in 13 Nations Through World War II. Trafford. ISBN 978-1-4269-2111-7.
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