FuG 202 Lichtenstein B/C radar

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The FuG 202 Lichtenstein B/C radar was an early German airborne interception radar used by Luftwaffe night fighters during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German military radar
World War II military equipment
airborne interception radar
antennaConfiguration multiple dipole elements on a nose‑mounted frame
antennaNickname Matratze
antennaType external dipole array
azimuthCoverage about 60 degrees
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany
crewTrainingRequirement specialized radar operator training
deploymentRole interception of RAF night bombers
deploymentTheater Defense of the Reich NERFINISHED
designationMeaning Funkgerät 202 NERFINISHED
designedFor night fighting
developedBy Telefunken NERFINISHED
displayType cathode‑ray tube indicator
elevationCoverage about 60 degrees
frequency around 490 MHz
frequencyBand VHF
inServiceDuring early 1940s
introduced 1941
limitation limited range compared to later sets
susceptible to jamming
measurementCapability azimuth
elevation (coarsely)
range
notableFor being one of the first operational German AI radars
operatedOnPlatform Dornier Do 217 night fighter variants NERFINISHED
Junkers Ju 88 night fighter variants NERFINISHED
Messerschmitt Bf 110 NERFINISHED
twin‑engine night fighter aircraft
operatorCrewPosition radar operator in rear cockpit
partOf Lichtenstein radar family NERFINISHED
powerOutput approximately 1.5 kW peak
powerSupply aircraft electrical system with dedicated high‑voltage units
primaryRole airborne interception
rangeAgainstBomber about 4 km
about 5 km
replacedBy later Lichtenstein variants with longer wavelength and better range
status obsolete
successor FuG 212 Lichtenstein C‑1 radar NERFINISHED
FuG 220 Lichtenstein SN‑2 radar NERFINISHED
survivingExamples museum collections and preserved aircraft installations
technology pulse radar
usedBy German night fighters
Luftwaffe
wavelength 50 cm

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FuG 212 Lichtenstein C-1 radar predecessor FuG 202 Lichtenstein B/C radar
FuG 220 Lichtenstein SN-2 radar replaced FuG 202 Lichtenstein B/C radar