[TEC] How much was radar affected by bad weather?

Sailor Steve · 08-27-07, 07:19 PM

That's great stuff, Peto!

As a non-submarine side-note, I would like to add that radar was also the bane of surface ships, especially the much-touted fire-control radar. It also had a tendency to break down...when the guns were fired! Seems the shock would shatter those big glass fuses and unplug connections. Graf Spee reported this happening, Nelson reported it while firing at Bismarck, and U.S. battleships had it happen...a lot.

08-27-07, 07:19 PM	#11
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	That's great stuff, Peto! As a non-submarine side-note, I would like to add that radar was also the bane of surface ships, especially the much-touted fire-control radar. It also had a tendency to break down...when the guns were fired! Seems the shock would shatter those big glass fuses and unplug connections. Graf Spee reported this happening, Nelson reported it while firing at Bismarck, and U.S. battleships had it happen...a lot. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo