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by Siegfried
Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:25 pm
Forum: Naval Weapons
Topic: Use of Seetakt on German ships for FLAK direction.
Replies: 4
Views: 5292

Re: Use of Seetakt on German ships for FLAK direction.

One of several questions for me now is the true state of Bismarck radar integration with the FLAK system. The four heavy FLAK directors did seem to have 4m base range finders. The aft pair of FLAK directors I believe were on older 2D stabilised system as the full 3D system had been given to the Sovi...
by Siegfried
Sat Nov 26, 2011 8:02 pm
Forum: Naval Weapons
Topic: World War II Japanese radar
Replies: 47
Views: 56397

Re: World War II Japanese radar

The note that the Japanese had strapping is made in Louis Brown's "A radar history of WW2 technical and military imperatives". A good history of the japanese M3 multicavity magentron and type 22 radar is given in the Russel Burns edited Radar Development to 1945: Nakajima, S., "The hi...
by Siegfried
Wed Nov 23, 2011 7:53 am
Forum: Naval Weapons
Topic: Use of Seetakt on German ships for FLAK direction.
Replies: 4
Views: 5292

Re: Use of Seetakt on German ships for FLAK direction.

Thankyou for this information Mr Saxton. Might I ask what kind of material on this topic you have accumulated? It is unique and has the potential to rewrite parts of WW2 naval history. I am eagerly awaiting a book from you. The poor perceived FLAK fire control attributed to the Kriegsmarine has neve...
by Siegfried
Mon Nov 21, 2011 3:18 pm
Forum: Naval Weapons
Topic: Use of Seetakt on German ships for FLAK direction.
Replies: 4
Views: 5292

Use of Seetakt on German ships for FLAK direction.

In Louis Browns "Radar History of WW2" he makes mention of the Kriegsmarine integrating Seetakt with the ships FLAK fire control system sometime after Bismark's loss. One can certainly immagine an early Seetakt detecting an aircraft and queing an optical director onto a target as well as p...
by Siegfried
Sun Nov 20, 2011 2:09 pm
Forum: Naval Weapons
Topic: World War II Japanese radar
Replies: 47
Views: 56397

Re: World War II Japanese radar

The 10cm Mark 2 Model 2 Modification 2 was the type with fire control capabillity. It had 3 horn antenas: ostensibly a central one as a transmitter with one either side, presumably splayed out a degree or two that could be used to compare left right signal returns. Allied intelligence assesed the se...