Freya radar
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Freya radar was an early German ground-based radar system used extensively for air defense during World War II.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Freya radar canonical | 8 |
| Freya early-warning radar | 2 |
| Freya radar family | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military equipment
ⓘ
early warning radar ⓘ ground-based radar system ⓘ |
| antennaConfiguration | stacked dipole arrays ⓘ |
| antennaType | phased array-like curtain antenna ⓘ |
| azimuthCoverage | 360 degrees with rotation ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| deployment |
German-occupied territories
ⓘ
Western Europe ⓘ coastal sites ⓘ inland air defense belts ⓘ |
| detectionCapability | medium- to high-altitude aircraft ⓘ |
| developedBy | GEMA ⓘ |
| developerFullName | Gesellschaft für Elektroakustische und Mechanische Apparate ⓘ |
| era | World War II technology ⓘ |
| frequencyBand | VHF ⓘ |
| integratedWith | Würzburg radar ⓘ |
| introduced | late 1930s ⓘ |
| maximumRange |
about 120 km
ⓘ
about 75 miles ⓘ |
| mobility | semi-mobile ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Freyja
ⓘ
surface form:
Freya
|
| nameOrigin |
Freyja
ⓘ
surface form:
Norse goddess Freyja
|
| notableFeature |
one of the first operational early warning radars in the world
ⓘ
provided long-range coverage compared to contemporary systems ⓘ |
| operatingFrequency | about 125 MHz ⓘ |
| operationalDomain | ground-based ⓘ |
| operator |
German Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Kriegsmarine ⓘ
surface form:
German Navy (Kriegsmarine)
|
| peakPowerOutput | about 15–20 kW ⓘ |
| powerSource | valve-based transmitter ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
air defense early warning
ⓘ
aircraft detection ⓘ |
| rangeAgainstAircraft | approximately 100–120 km ⓘ |
| rangeResolution | about 1–2 km ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1938 ⓘ |
| successor | Jagdschloss radar ⓘ |
| usedBy |
German air defense forces
ⓘ
Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cueing of Würzburg gun-laying radars
ⓘ
early warning of RAF bomber raids ⓘ fighter direction support ⓘ |
| variant |
Freya-EGON
ⓘ
surface form:
Freya-AN
Freya-EGON ⓘ Freya-Fahrstuhl ⓘ Freya-LZ ⓘ |
| wavelength | 1.2 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Freya early-warning radar
this entity surface form:
Freya radar family
this entity surface form:
Freya early-warning radar