Hirschgeweih

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Hirschgeweih was the colloquial German nickname for the prominent, multi-dipole “stag’s antlers” antenna array used on the FuG 220 Lichtenstein SN-2 airborne radar in World War II.

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instanceOf aircraft radar antenna array ⓘ
military equipment nickname ⓘ
appliedToDevice FuG 220 Lichtenstein SN-2 radar ⓘ
associatedWith Lichtenstein radar family ⓘ
category German World War II electronic warfare equipment ⓘ
airborne radar antenna ⓘ
contrastedWith earlier Lichtenstein radar antenna arrays ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
designedFor airborne interception radar ⓘ
night air combat ⓘ
developedBy German radar engineers ⓘ
era 1940s ⓘ
hasComponent dipole antenna elements ⓘ
hasCulturalRole iconic visual symbol of German night fighters ⓘ
hasDetectionRole air-to-air target acquisition ⓘ
hasDisadvantage increased radar visibility to enemy ⓘ
reduced aircraft speed due to drag ⓘ
hasNicknameMeaning stag’s antlers ⓘ
hasShape multi-dipole antenna array ⓘ
influencedBy requirements of FuG 220 SN-2 radar system ⓘ
installationType external fixed antenna ⓘ
introducedDuring later stages of World War II ⓘ
languageOfName German ⓘ
material metal antenna elements ⓘ
mountedOn aircraft fuselage front ⓘ
aircraft nose ⓘ
notableFor high aerodynamic drag ⓘ
very prominent external antenna structure ⓘ
operatedIn VHF to UHF radar frequency range ⓘ
operationalTheater European theater of World War II ⓘ
partOf German night air defense system ⓘ
radarTypeSupported Lichtenstein SN-2 ⓘ
usedBy Luftwaffe ⓘ
usedByBranch German night fighter units ⓘ
usedFor detection of enemy aircraft at night ⓘ
guiding night fighters to bomber formations ⓘ
usedInConflict World War II ⓘ
usedOn German night fighter aircraft ⓘ
usedOnAircraftType Heinkel He 219 night fighter ⓘ
linked to: Heinkel He 219

Junkers Ju 88 night fighter ⓘ
linked to: Junkers Ju 88

Messerschmitt Bf 110 night fighter ⓘ
visualCharacteristic multiple forward-projecting antenna booms ⓘ
resemblance to deer antlers ⓘ

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