FuG 200 Hohentwiel
The FuG 200 Hohentwiel was a low-UHF band frequency maritime patrol radar system of the Luftwaffe in World War II. It was developed by C. Lorenz AG of Berlin starting in 1938 under the code name "Hohentwiel", an extinct volcano in the region of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.
Fw 200C with triple radar antenna arrays for its FuG 200 installation | |
| Country of origin | Germany |
|---|---|
| Introduced | 1938-1945 |
| Type | Airborne search |
| Frequency | 525–575 MHz/57.1-52.1 cm (low UHF-band) |
| PRF | 50 Hz |
| Pulsewidth | 2 μs |
| Range | • 10 km (6.2 mi) Submarines • 70 km (43 mi) Surface Ships • 150 km (93 mi) Land |
| Azimuth | left 30°, middle, right 30° |
| Power | 24V 30A, Synchronous inverter |
FuMO 61 Hohentwiel U | |
| Country of origin | Germany |
|---|---|
| Introduced | 1943-1945 |
| Type | U-boat surface search |
| Frequency | 556 MHz/53.9 cm |
| Range | • 10 km (6.2 mi) Surface Ships * 25 km (16 mi) Aircraft |
Originally developed as an anti-aircraft radar for the Luftwaffe, it lost out to the Würzburg for this role. In 1941, it was modified as an airborne surface search radar for naval patrol aircraft like the Focke-Wulf Fw 200. In 1944 it was further adapted for shipborne use, used on late-war U-boats, some surface ships, and land based installations.
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