freya radars

Sebastian Pye · Post by **Sebastian Pye** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 11:45 am

Can someone give me some info on these mobile radars? Im not even sure they were called freya. I mean the radar they used at kursk. How common were they?

Rommel8 · Post by **Rommel8** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 2:17 pm

well I did a search for you, but none of the "Freya" models were mobile, but concrete stations.

Here is information on the Freya anyways:

Intended purpose: flight-announce and hunt-experience-turn out
Search area: 360o
Range: Fleightheight + range 50m 20km
100m 30km
1000m 60km
3000m 100km

8000m 120km

Distance measuring accuracy: ±150 m
Bearing accuracy: Page ± 0,5o
Large one: Height: 9 m; Width 6 m

Rommel8 · Post by **Rommel8** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 2:19 pm

oh...there was a mobile version called the "Wurzburg Riese Radar". I was told it was mobile at least by a few sources, but they are not reliable..here is the Wurzburg piece:

Intended purpose: Fight plane guidance, elevator measuring instrument
Search area: 360o ;height of turning of -5o to +95o
Range: look up 80 km; pinpoint 50 - 60 km
Distance measuring accuracy: ± 100 m
Bearing accuracy: ± 0,2o
Size: Height: 7.9 m; Width: 7.5 m

Rommel8 · Post by **Rommel8** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 2:25 pm

hehe also...check out this site: http://www.radarworld.org/germany.html

Sebastian Pye · Post by **Sebastian Pye** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 4:02 pm

Ah ok thx, well maybe Im mistaken and it wasnt mobile. Which one was it they used in kursk?

Rommel8 · Post by **Rommel8** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 6:02 pm

To be honest I am still looking for that now..I will get back to you on that

Sebastian Pye · Post by **Sebastian Pye** » Tue Jun 17, 2003 8:41 am

I read that it gave the germans warning about a large amount of incoming russian aircraft so they had just enough time to scramble and intercept them.

gubra · Post by **gubra** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 2:10 am

Hi Sebastian

According to Paul Carells "Scorched earth", it was the "Freya" that was used at Kursk.

Best regards

Gubra

Darrin · Post by **Darrin** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 2:51 pm

I thought I rembered Zetterling saying someting in his kursk book but can´t find it right now. Remebr it was pos at airfields and may have been movable it does not mean it had to be on trucks and truly portable.

Darrin · Post by **Darrin** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 6:15 pm

Darrin wrote:I thought I rembered Zetterling saying someting in his kursk book but can´t find it right now. Remebr it was pos at airfields and may have been movable it does not mean it had to be on trucks and truly portable.

It was in Glantz battle of kursk p39 he called it the freya tactical radar.