Was German radar really this bad?

[Hinrich Schwab]

Originally Posted by SuperEtendard

There is a great article about the METOX in wikipedia, the beginnings, the research, the problems that came later... its very very well redacted and helps to understand all the context in wich it was developed..

The bad news is that its in spanish... but you can use google translator hahaha http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metox

I refuse to trust Wikipedia with anything beyond pop culture references. Here is a more reliable open web reference:
http://www.uboataces.com/radar-warning.shtml

i will quote a testimony from the capt of the U-230, it appears on the article, but i will make my best effort to translate it to you

"Steel Coffins" U-230 Capt. Herbert Werner

The reference for your quote is as follows:

Herbert Werner, Iron Coffins: A Personal Account of the German U-Boat Battles of World War II. Second Ed. (New York: Da Capo Press, 2002), 152.

To add to this, Werner had indicated in his account that during Black May, the Biscay Cross was broken most of the time because of constant air attacks. Without the Biscay Cross, the METOX was inoperative and contributed to the survival of U-230's crew.