German & Allied radar

[George Hopp]

German radar was deployed and working at the start of the war. Freya's development and deployement went exactly parellel to the CH system, only that Freya was a much superior system, both in resolution and because it covered a much greater area, as it could be rotated 360 degrees.

Yes, German radar was deployed and working at the start of the war, but not in any numbers, and not under central control. And, yes, the Freya could be rotated 360 degrees, but it needed to be done manually just like the CHL units. And, PPI scopes and machine driven rotation didn't come until 1944.

All in all, the British were better prepared for a defensive campaign than the Germans in 1939-40. It has often been said that this was because the Germans, during this period, saw themselves to be on the offensive, so why should they prepare for a defensive campaign that they felt would not develop.