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Freya
A 1941 RAF PRU photograph of the two Freyas at Auderville
Country of originGermany
Introduced1939
No. built1,000+
TypeEarly warning radar
PRF500 per second
Pulsewidth2–3μs
Range200 kilometres (120 mi)
Azimuth360°
Power20 kW
Other NamesFunkmessgerät 80 (FuMG 80)

Freya was an early warning radar deployed by Germany during World War II; it was named after the Norse goddess Freyja. During the war, over a thousand stations were built. A naval version operating on a slightly different wavelength was also developed as the Seetakt.

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