Disambiguation evidence for Chain Home radar network via surface form
"Chain Home"
As subject (47)
Triples where this entity appears as subject under the
label "Chain Home".
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| commandAndControlIntegration | Dowding system ⓘ |
| conflict | Battle of Britain ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| constructionStart | 1936 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverageArea | British east and south coasts ⓘ |
| coverageArea | English Channel ⓘ |
| coverageArea |
North Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
North Sea approaches
|
| detectionRange | up to about 120 miles ⓘ |
| developedBy | Arnold Wilkins ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Air Ministry
ⓘ
surface form:
British Air Ministry
|
| developedBy | Robert Watson-Watt ⓘ |
| developedBy | Telecommunications Research Establishment ⓘ |
| fullyOperationalBy | 1940 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | demonstrated strategic value of radar in modern warfare ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | pioneered integrated radar-based air defence ⓘ |
| inService | 1938 ⓘ |
| inception | mid-1930s ⓘ |
| instanceOf | early-warning radar network ⓘ |
| instanceOf | military radar system ⓘ |
| keyFeature | continuous 24-hour operation ⓘ |
| keyFeature | integration with ground-controlled interception ⓘ |
| keyFeature | long-range detection of incoming raids ⓘ |
| limitation | limited height-finding accuracy ⓘ |
| limitation | poor low-altitude coverage ⓘ |
| locationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| networkType | fixed radar stations ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first operational radar air defence networks ⓘ |
| notableFor | contributing decisively to British victory in the Battle of Britain ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Royal Air Force Fighter Command
ⓘ
surface form:
RAF Fighter Command
|
| operatedBy | 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
|
| successor | post-war centimetric radar systems ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Chain Home Low ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Observer Corps
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Observer Corps
|
| technologyType | metric-wavelength radar ⓘ |
| technologyType | radio detection and ranging ⓘ |
| towerType | steel transmitter towers ⓘ |
| towerType | wooden receiver towers ⓘ |
| usedDuring | early years of World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor | air defence ⓘ |
| usedFor | early warning of enemy aircraft ⓘ |
| wavelengthRange | HF/VHF band ⓘ |
As object (1)
Triples where some other subject referred to this entity
as "Chain Home".