Knickebein radio navigation system
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The Knickebein radio navigation system was a World War II German Luftwaffe beam-guidance technology used to direct bombers accurately to their targets at night and in poor visibility.
Aliases (1)
- Knickebein ×47
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
World War II military technology
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beam guidance system → radio navigation system → |
| accuracy |
high accuracy for era
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| basedOn |
Lorenz beam system
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| beamName |
elevation beam
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guidance beam → |
| beamStructure |
two crossing radio beams over target
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| category |
German World War II electronic warfare equipment
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aircraft navigation system → radio direction system → |
| codeNameByBritish |
Headache
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| conflict |
World War II
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| countermeasureType |
radio jamming
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spoofing beams → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Nazi Germany
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| deploymentMode |
airborne receivers
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ground-based transmitters → |
| developedBy |
German Luftwaffe signals units
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| developedInPeriod |
late 1930s
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| era |
1939–1941
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| firstOperationalUse |
1940
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| guidanceType |
beam-riding guidance
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radio beam guidance → |
| identifiedBy |
British intelligence
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| installedOn |
German bombers
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| nameLanguage |
German
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| nameMeaning |
crooked leg
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| navigationMethod |
audio signals in pilot headphones
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course indication by tone patterns → |
| notableUse |
Battle of Britain
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Blitz over the United Kingdom → |
| operator |
Luftwaffe
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| opposedBy |
British countermeasures
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| purpose |
to guide bombers accurately to targets
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| range |
hundreds of kilometers
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| status |
obsolete
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| successor |
X-Gerät
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Y-Gerät → |
| targetRegion |
United Kingdom
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| targetType |
urban bombing targets
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| usedBy |
German bomber crews
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| usedFor |
bomber navigation
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bombing in poor visibility → night bombing → |
| uses |
VHF radio frequencies
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intersecting radio beams → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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bombing of Coventry
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navigationSystemUsedByAttackers |