Y‑beam
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Y‑beam, also known as Y‑Gerät, was a World War II German radio navigation system used by the Luftwaffe to guide bombers accurately to their targets.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Luftwaffe navigation aid
ⓘ
World War II military technology ⓘ radio navigation system ⓘ |
| basedOn | radio beam guidance ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| counteredBy | British electronic countermeasures ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| developedBy | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFor |
night bombing
ⓘ
strategic bombing ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| guidanceMethod |
single‑beam tracking
ⓘ
time‑of‑flight measurement ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Y‑Gerät NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later radio navigation techniques ⓘ |
| measurementType | range and bearing ⓘ |
| notableUsers | German bomber crews ⓘ |
| operatedBy | ground stations ⓘ |
| operatedWith | airborne transponder ⓘ |
| partOf | German radio navigation systems ⓘ |
| primaryTheater | European theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signalType | VHF radio signals ⓘ |
| similarTo |
Knickebein
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
X‑Gerät NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetingRole | bomb release control ⓘ |
| technologyType | hyperbolic radio navigation precursor ⓘ |
| usedBy | Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bomber navigation
ⓘ
bombing accuracy improvement ⓘ target guidance ⓘ |
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