Chain Home radar network

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early-warning radar network military radar system

The Chain Home radar network was Britain’s pioneering early-warning radar system that provided long-range detection of enemy aircraft during the early years of World War II, crucially aiding air defense in the Battle of Britain.

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Chain Home radar network canonical 6
Chain Home radar system 3
Chain Home 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf early-warning radar network ⓘ
military radar system ⓘ
commandAndControlIntegration Dowding system ⓘ
conflict Battle of Britain ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
constructionStart 1936 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
coverageArea British east and south coasts ⓘ
English Channel ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ
surface form: North Sea approaches
detectionRange up to about 120 miles ⓘ
developedBy Arnold Wilkins ⓘ
Air Ministry ⓘ
surface form: British Air Ministry

Robert Watson-Watt ⓘ
Telecommunications Research Establishment ⓘ
fullyOperationalBy 1940 ⓘ
historicalSignificance demonstrated strategic value of radar in modern warfare ⓘ
pioneered integrated radar-based air defence ⓘ
inception mid-1930s ⓘ
inService 1938 ⓘ
keyFeature continuous 24-hour operation ⓘ
integration with ground-controlled interception ⓘ
long-range detection of incoming raids ⓘ
limitation limited height-finding accuracy ⓘ
poor low-altitude coverage ⓘ
locationCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
networkType fixed radar stations ⓘ
notableFor being one of the first operational radar air defence networks ⓘ
contributing decisively to British victory in the Battle of Britain ⓘ
operatedBy Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
surface form: RAF Fighter Command

Royal Air Force ⓘ
operationalRole detecting range and bearing of aircraft ⓘ
partOf British air defence system ⓘ
primaryTarget hostile aircraft ⓘ
signalType pulse radar ⓘ
successor Chain Home radar network self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Chain Home Extra Low

post-war centimetric radar systems ⓘ
supportedBy Chain Home Low ⓘ
Observer Corps ⓘ
surface form: Royal Observer Corps
technologyType metric-wavelength radar ⓘ
radio detection and ranging ⓘ
towerType steel transmitter towers ⓘ
wooden receiver towers ⓘ
usedDuring early years of World War II ⓘ
usedFor air defence ⓘ
early warning of enemy aircraft ⓘ
wavelengthRange HF/VHF band ⓘ

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Dowding system → hasComponent → Chain Home radar network ⓘ
Chain Home radar network → successor → Chain Home radar network self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Chain Home
this entity surface form: Chain Home Extra Low
Robert Watson-Watt → knownFor → Chain Home radar network ⓘ
Chain Home Low → complementedSystem → Chain Home radar network ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chain Home
Chain Home Low → detectionRangeCharacteristic → Chain Home radar network ⓘ
this entity surface form: shorter range than Chain Home
Royal Air Force Fighter Command → usedInfrastructure → Chain Home radar network ⓘ
RAF Bentley Priory → associatedWith → Chain Home radar network ⓘ
Arnold Wilkins → contributedTo → Chain Home radar network ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chain Home radar system
Memorandum on the Detection of Aircraft by Radio Methods (1935) → influenced → Chain Home radar network ⓘ
Three Steps to Victory → focusesOn → Chain Home radar network ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chain Home radar system
Ministry of Defence radar installation on Hirta → partOf → Chain Home radar network ⓘ
this entity surface form: UK air surveillance system
United Kingdom’s wartime scientific establishment → notableProject → Chain Home radar network ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chain Home radar system
Fighter Command → usedEquipment → Chain Home radar network ⓘ
RAF Bawdsey → hasFacility → Chain Home radar network ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chain Home radar masts