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Type 285 radar
Country of origin United Kingdom
Introduced 1940
Type Fire-control radar
Frequency 600 MHz
Beamwidth
  • 18° (horizontal)
  • 43° (vertical)
Pulsewidth 2 μs
Range 18,000 yd (16,000 m)
Altitude 15,000 ft (4,600 m)
Precision 150 yd (140 m)
Power 25 kW

The Type 285 radar was a British naval anti-aircraft gunnery radar developed during the Second World War. The prototype was tested at sea aboard the escort destroyer HMS Southdown in August 1940.

Type Aerial outfit Peak power (kW) Frequency (MHz) Wavelength (cm) In service
285 25 600 50 1941
285M 150 600 50 1941
285P 150 600 50 1942
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