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  • Member since
    December 2003
  • From: Canberra,Australia
HMAS Arunta-Tribal
Posted by death on Saturday, December 27, 2003 11:55 PM

Can anyone out there tell me what type of radar system the Tribal class destroyer Arunta was using 1942-3?
Cheers
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    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 28, 2003 7:36 PM
That's an easy one.
None. It wasn't built then!
Dai
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    December 2003
  • From: Canberra,Australia
Posted by death on Sunday, December 28, 2003 9:32 PM
That's not much help, mate.She was laid down in 1939,completed March 42 and sank the jap sub RO33 29 Aug 42.Pretty good for an unbuilt ship wouldn't you say?
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Posted by Jeff Herne on Sunday, December 28, 2003 10:31 PM
She probably carried Type 290 or 291 Air Warning early on in her career, and more than likely carried a Type 271 or 272 Air Search set.

By 1943, the typical rigs on RN DDs were Type 272 Air Search and FH4 aerial on the foremast, and Type 291 on a short pole mainmast.

By 1944, that was usually changed to a Type 276 or 293 Air/Surface target indicating set.

All ships carried Type 285 gunnery radar, with the aerials being fitted to the R/F director, and a MF/DF set with the aerials on the bridge front. All vessels with a Hazemeyer twin Bofors carried a Type 282 close range gunnery set as well.

Hope that helps.

Jeff Herne
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  • From: Canberra,Australia
Posted by death on Sunday, December 28, 2003 10:58 PM
Thanks for your help.
PS just been on your site-AWESOME!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 6:30 AM
Whoops!!
Droped a clanger there didn't I?
Sorry about that. Next time I'll check my refs before putting pen to paper as it were.
Once again sorry.
Dai. (Red faced)
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