Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
radar system
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain Civil Defence |
| gptkbp:collaboratedWith |
scientific community
|
| gptkbp:component |
antennae
transmitters receivers ground-based radar large scale deployment |
| gptkbp:decommissioned |
early 1980s
|
| gptkbp:developedBy |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:employs |
gptkb:British_military
|
| gptkbp:firstDeployment |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:frequency |
20 to 30 MHz
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| gptkbp:funding |
gptkb:British_government
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
gptkb:Dunkirk_evacuation
D-Day landings V-1 flying bomb attacks V-2 rocket attacks Blitz bombing campaign |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
critical_in_WWII_air_battles
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Chain Home radar system
|
| gptkbp:impact |
significantly improved air defense
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
German_Luftwaffe_tactics
|
| gptkbp:influenceOn |
modern military radar systems
|
| gptkbp:inputOutput |
aircraft speed
aircraft position aircraft_altitude |
| gptkbp:inspiredBy |
radio technology
|
| gptkbp:integration |
ground control interceptors
|
| gptkbp:keyFigures |
Sir_Robert_Watson-Watt
|
| gptkbp:keyIssues |
long-range detection
multiple target tracking high altitude tracking |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced modern radar systems
|
| gptkbp:numberOfStations |
over 50
coastal_areas_of_England |
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
|
| gptkbp:operationalArea |
gptkb:British_Isles
|
| gptkbp:operationalStatus |
1937
historical weather interference false targets |
| gptkbp:originalPurpose |
detect incoming enemy aircraft
|
| gptkbp:postWarCareer |
civil aviation
|
| gptkbp:productionCompany |
1930s
|
| gptkbp:range |
up to 100 miles
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
modern radar technologies
|
| gptkbp:researchAndDevelopment |
continued into the 1950s
|
| gptkbp:significance |
first radar system used for air defense
|
| gptkbp:successor |
Chain Home Low
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| gptkbp:technicalField |
pioneered radar technology
|
| gptkbp:technology |
early warning radar
|
| gptkbp:training |
radar operators
|
| gptkbp:usedFor |
air defense
|