| Italian WWII Radar Technical Data | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Date | Wvl. (cm) | Peak Pwr (kW) |
Surf Rng (nm) | Air Rng (nm) |
| EC-3/bis | May '41 | 70 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| EC-3/ter Gufo | Sep '42 | 70 | 10 | 8/13/16 | 45-65 |
| G III | 1944 | 65-80 | 10 | 16/?/? | 24 |
| RDT 3 | 1940 | 150 | 1.5 | - | 108 |
| RDT 4 Folaga | 1942 | 150 | 15 | - | 113 |
| Note: Surface range is indicated for destroyers, cruisers and battleships.
All radars have a Pulse Frequency of 500 Hz | |||||
| Radars installed by 8 September 1943 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Ship name | Date | Radar type |
| DD | Legionario | Apr 1942 | FuMo 24/40G |
| BB | Littorio | Sep 1942 (prototype); | EC-3/ter Gufo Jun 1943 (added 2 nd Gufo) |
| DD | Malocello | Dec 1942 | FuMo 24/40G |
| DD | Carabiniere | Jan 1943 | EC-3/ter Gufo |
| DD | Pancaldo | Jan 1943 | EC-3/ter Gufo |
| DD | Fuciliere | Jan 1943 | EC-3/ter Gufo |
| DE | Procione | Feb 1943 | FuMo 24/40G |
| DE | Ardimentoso | Feb 1943 | FuMo 24/40G |
| DD | Oriani | Feb 1943 | FuMo 24/40G |
| CL | Scipione Africano | Apr 1943 | EC-3/ter Gufo |
| DE | Aliseo | Apr 1943 | FuMo 25 |
| BB | Vittorio Veneto | Apr-Jun 1943 | EC-3/ter Gufo |
| BB | Roma | Jun-Aug 1943 | EC-3/ter Gufo |
| CL | Abruzzi | Aug 1943 | FuMo 25 |
| CL | Eugenio di Savoia | Aug 1943 | EC-3/ter Gufo |
| CL | Montecuccoli | Jul-Aug 1943 | EC-3/ter Gufo |
| CL | Attilio Regolo | Aug 1943 | EC-3/ter Gufo |
| DD | Velite | Aug 1943 | EC-3/ter Gufo |
| DD | Dardo | Aug 1943 | EC-3/ter Gufo |
| Radars installed after the armistice | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Ship name | Date | Radar type |
| CL | Abruzzi | Apr 1944 | Type 286 (added) |
| CL | Garibaldi | Apr 1944 | Type 286 |
| CL | Aosta | Aug 1944 | Type 286 |
| CL | Montecuccoli | Aug 1944 | Type 286 (replacing Gufo) |
| CL | Eugenio di Savoia | Aug 1944 | Type 286 or Type 291 (replacing Gufo) |
| DD | Carabiniere | 1944 | Type 286 or Type 291 (replacing Gufo) |
| DD | Grecale | 1945 | Type 286 or Type 291 |
| DE | Calliope | 1945 | Type 286 or Type 291 |
| DD | TA.32 (ex- Premuda) | Sep 1943 | FuMo 28 |
| DD | TA.44 (ex- Pigafetta) | Oct 1944 | FuMo 24 or Fu.Mo.31 |
| DD | TA.31 (ex- Dardo) | 1943 | FuMo 24 or Fu.Mo. 31 |
| DD | TA.14 (ex- Turbine) | Sep 1943 | FuMo 32G |
| DD | TA.15 (ex- Crispi) | Sep 1943 | FuMo 32G |
| DE | Ciclone class | 1943 | FuMo 32G |
| DE | Ariete class | 1943-44 | FuMo 32G |
| DE | Curtatone class | Sep 1943 | FuMo 32G |
Italian WWII Radar Development
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