X-Gerät radio navigation system
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The X-Gerät radio navigation system was an advanced German World War II blind-bombing aid that used precise radio beams to guide Luftwaffe bombers to their targets at night and in poor visibility.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| X-Gerät | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military technology
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blind-bombing aid ⓘ radio navigation system ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| developedFor |
attacks on targets in the United Kingdom
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strategic bombing ⓘ |
| era |
early 1940s
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late 1930s ⓘ |
| guidanceMethod |
beam-crossing technique
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radio beams ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | X-device ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment |
adverse weather
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night ⓘ poor visibility ⓘ |
| opposedBy | British radio countermeasures ⓘ |
| precisionLevel | high-precision bombing ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
blind bombing in poor visibility
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guidance of bombers to targets ⓘ night bombing navigation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Knickebein
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Y-Gerät ⓘ |
| technologyType |
beam guidance system
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ground-based radio navigation ⓘ |
| usedBy | Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bombing through cloud cover
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bombing without visual contact with target ⓘ improving bombing accuracy over long distances ⓘ |
| usedWith | Luftwaffe bomber aircraft ⓘ |
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