FuG-202
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Description
The FuG-202 is a German airborne target detection (search) radar.
Vehicles equipped with this radar
General info / usage
The FuG-202 is only a target detection radar, so cannot track targets or provide a lead indicator. The FuG-202 (and the FuG-200 and FuG-220) do not scan for targets; instead radar blips update instantly and continuously on the radar display, providing an accurate indication of where the targets are. As a trade-off the radar has a short range of only 4 km and relatively narrow detection angles.
| Features | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band | Pulse mode | PD mode | MTI mode | IRST mode | TWS mode | SARH |
| B | ✓ | X | X | X | X | X |
| Search characteristics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mode | Max range | Display ranges | IFF | |||
| SRC | 8 km | 8 km | X | |||
| Search modes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mode | Scan type | Azimuth | Elevation | Period | ||
| SRC | Continuous | ±30° | ±30° | Instant | ||
Comparison with analogues
Compared to other target detection radars the FuG-202 has a poor detection range of only 4 km. It also has a fairly poor ±30° azimuth scan angle, but the elevation scan angle (also ±30°) is fairly good. The radar display also update instantly unlike most other radars.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Instantly updating radar display
- Good elevation scan angles
Cons:
- Azimuth scan angles not that good
History
The FuG-202 was a member of the German Lichtenstein family of airborne radars, the only widely deployed airborne interception radars used by German night fighters during WW2. The FuG-202, also known as the Lichtenstein B/C entered service in 1942, on night fighters including variants the Bf 110, Ju 88 and Do 217. The radar consisted of thirty-two small antennas, fitted in four groups of eight, in an array known as the Matratze (mattress).
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See also
- FuG-220 (another iteration of German WW II radar)
- AI Mk. X (a radar found the US P-61 and P-70 night fighters and British Mosquitos)
