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Originally Posted by Diopos
I can't recall where I read it but it seemed that radars used by the two navies signaled at similar wavelengths so there was a possibility of "receiving" enemy signals on the same receiver with your own. "Radar detection" by accident ... Can anyone more knowledgeable verify this (or is my mind playing tricks  )? |
I remember reading about the Batfish and the sinking of three Japanese subs. The Batfish was getting a strange effect on their radar, which someone recognized as interference from another radar transmitting on nearly the same frequency. The fact that a small vessel was carrying an advanced, expensive piece of equipment is what triggered the realization they were facing a submarine. They used the radar carefully afterward to avoid giving themselves away.
The next night, the same radar effect, and another sunk sub. And again two nights later.