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Old 03-30-22, 12:11 AM   #721
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Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980 View Post
Yes, Japanese had shore based surface search radar.

Also had ship based RWR on a limited basis (Radar Warning). Japanese received Radar Warning Equipment from the Germans in a exchange mission and copied it. Vessels such as Yamato and other capital vessels, (Yamato was able to evade submarine HALIBUT due to detecting her radar signals on recently installed equipment, which Halibut was unaware japanese had, in late 1943) A few fleet destroyers received them as well. Land based units were produced but their deployment, I am still researching. Most likely had them on a limited basis, if land based radar and or observation sites have RWR in next release of mod, it will be on very limited basis.


They definitely had RDF as well.

That's just perfect!
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