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British gun laying radar
Type 285 radar| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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| Introduced | 1940 |
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| Type | Fire-control radar |
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| Frequency | 600 MHz |
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| Beamwidth |
- 18° (horizontal)
- 43° (vertical)
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| Pulsewidth | 2 μs |
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| Range | 18,000 yd (16,000 m) |
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| Altitude | 15,000 ft (4,600 m) |
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| Precision | 150 yd (140 m) |
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| Power | 25 kW |
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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]
| Type
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Aerial outfit
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Peak power (kW)
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Frequency (MHz)
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Wavelength (cm)
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In service
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| 285
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25
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600
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50
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1941
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| 285M
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|
150
|
600
|
50
|
1941
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| 285P
|
|
150
|
600
|
50
|
1942
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- 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.
