List of AA Radar Types
No1 Mk1 | GL1 | Early warning & fire control | 5m | 410 | Aug 1939-Apr 1941 | Replaced by GL2 |
No1 Mk1* | GL1 | Early warning & fire control | 5m | | | Included elevation finding |
No1 Mk2 | GL2 | Early warning & fire control | 5m | 1679 | June 1940-Aug 1943 | Continuous tracking, 204 supplied to USSR |
No2 Mk1 to 2 | SLC | Searchlight control | 1.5m | 100 | Sept 1940-Feb 1941 | 24 trial models by A.D.R.D.E. and 76 with minor improvements |
No2 Mk3 to 7 | SLC | Searchlight control | 1.5m | 8796 | April 1941-Dec 1943 | Includes 100 prototype models for improved pattern |
No2 Mk8 | SLC | Searchlight control | 10cm | 50 | Sept 1944-Feb 1945 | Emergency type for development of Mark9 |
No2 Mk9 | SLC | Searchlight control | 10cm | 300 | June 1946- | No deliveries by end of war, order later reduced from 100 to 300 |
No3 Mk1 | GL3(C) | Fire control (APF) | 10cm | 667 | Nov 1942-Feb 1945 | Canadian.600 supplied for British, 67 for Canadian |
No3 Mk2 | GL3(B) | Fire control | 10cm | 876 | Dec 1942-Apr 1945 | British. 900 order increased to over 2000, later reduced. 50 supllied to USSR. |
No3 Mk2/1 | GL3(B) | Fire control | 10cm | | | Automatic following modification |
No3 Mk2/2 | GL3(B) | Fire control | 10cm | | | Dual role AA & CA |
No3 Mk2/3 | GL3(B) | Fire control | 10cm | | | Different automatic following modification |
No3 Mk2/4 | GL3(B) | Meteorological | 10cm | | | Range doubler modification |
No3 Mk2/5 | GL3(B) | Fire control | 10cm | | | Dual role with auto following |
No3 Mk3 | Baby Maggie | Emergency fire control | 1.5m | 176 | Sept 1943-Mar 1945 | 50 supplied to USSR |
No3 Mk4 | AFI | Emergency auto fire control | 10cm | 50 | Early 1946- | For development of full pattern Mk7 |
No3 Mk5 | | Fire control | 10cm | | | US built SCR584 auto tracking in British service |
No3 Mk6 | | Fire control | 10cm | | | Post war Canadian tracking radar |
No3 Mk7 | AFI | Auto follow fire control | 10cm | 326 | | Production version. No deliveries by end of war |
No3 Mk8 | | Fire control | | | | US SCR545 radar. No British issue |
No4 Mk1 | ZPI | Early warning & putter on | 1.5m | see GL3(C) | Nov 1942-Feb 1945 | Used with No3Mk1 |
No4 Mk2 | | Light warning & putter on | 176Mc/s | 933 | 1943-1944 | Used with GL3. Total order 2000 for Mk2 &3. 50 supplied to USSR |
No4 Mk3(V) | | | 212Mc/s | | | Truck mounted |
No4 Mk3(P) | | | 212Mc/s | | | Transportable |
No4 Mk4 | | Early warning & putter on | 600Mc/s | | | Truck mounted |
No4 Mk5 | Gorgonzola | Early warning, tactical control, putter on | 10cm | 22 | May & June 1944 | Special provision by A.D.R.D.E. for 21 Army Group, Normandy |
No4 Mk6 | MZPI | Early warning & tactical control | 10cm | 150 | End 1945- | No deliveries by end of war. Canadian set became standard British post-war TC radar. |
No4 Mk7 | | Search & tactical control | 10cm | | | 1951 British design equivalent to No4 Mk6 |
No5 Mk1 | AA/GCI | AAOR radar | 209Mc/s | | | |
No5 Mk2 | | AAOR radar | 600Mc/s | | | |
No6 Mk1 | | Range finding for LAA | | | | |
No6 Mk2 | | Range finding for LAA | | | | |
No6 Mk3 | | Range finding for LAA | | | | |
No7 Mk1 | | Fire control for LAA | | | | |
No7 Mk2 | | Fire control for LAA | | | | |