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IJN USAAF June 1943  Justin Taylan 2006 |
Wartime History Delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as Type 41 gun control radar, a copy of a U.S. Army SCR-268 radar captured in the Philippines at the start of the Pacific War. During 1942 or 1943 transported to Rabaul. This radar was emplaced at a cresent shaped concrete bunker on the ridge at Malmaluan overlooking Karavia Bay to the north and beyond Simspon Harbor and Rabaul. This gun control radar was part of a large anti-aircraft defense area with anti-aircraft guns, fire control and bunkers. Wreckage The circular base and 'U' shaped upper arms remain in situ. References Thanks to Yokohama WWII Japanese Military Radio Museum Takashi Doi for additional information Contribute
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