• DocumentCode
    12888
  • Title

    Radar detection and tracking of German V-2 rocket launches in WW21

  • Author

    Griffiths, Hugh

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. Coll. London, London, UK
  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    Mar-13
  • Firstpage
    13
  • Lastpage
    19
  • Abstract
    For CH, while no useful warning to Londoners could be achieved, the important function of trajectory backtracking to identify V-2 launch points could be made, aiding site attack planning. For the See-Elefant, it could possibly measure V-2 impact points on London, which would aid assessment of V-2 in-flight performance. The former technique is used today by counterbattery radars and the latter by range instrumentation radars.
  • Keywords
    military radar; radar detection; radar tracking; rockets; German V-2 rocket launches; WW2; radar detection; radar tracking; range instrumentation radars; trajectory backtracking; Ground support; History; Military aircraft; Military technology; Radar detection; Rockets; Target tracking; Trajectory;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8985
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAES.2013.6495648
  • Filename
    6495648