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Metox?....Biscay Cross??
Posted by:
T.Clark
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Date: October 28, 2000 11:47PM
Hello everyone.
At the present I am reading the EXCELLENT book 'Iron Coffins' and I have a few questions. The author, Herbert A. Werner writes about a device called the 'biscay cross' which was used to detect aircraft radar waves and alert the crew so that it gave them a few precious minutes to crash dive and escape. I was just wondering exactly how this system worked? Werner said that the 'cross' was continually rotated by on of the watch. He then spoke of an advance in this technology called 'Metox,' which acted the same way but was permanently fixed to the tower. It then turned out that this system which was supposed to save U-bootmen's lives, was ending them. It was discovered that this system was giving their position away to Allied aircraft, who could home in on their signals. If anyone has any info on how the 'biscay cross' and 'metox' worked, please tell me.
Regards,
Thomas
At the present I am reading the EXCELLENT book 'Iron Coffins' and I have a few questions. The author, Herbert A. Werner writes about a device called the 'biscay cross' which was used to detect aircraft radar waves and alert the crew so that it gave them a few precious minutes to crash dive and escape. I was just wondering exactly how this system worked? Werner said that the 'cross' was continually rotated by on of the watch. He then spoke of an advance in this technology called 'Metox,' which acted the same way but was permanently fixed to the tower. It then turned out that this system which was supposed to save U-bootmen's lives, was ending them. It was discovered that this system was giving their position away to Allied aircraft, who could home in on their signals. If anyone has any info on how the 'biscay cross' and 'metox' worked, please tell me.
Regards,
Thomas
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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Metox?....Biscay Cross?? | T.Clark | 10/28/2000 11:47PM |
RE: Metox?....Biscay Cross?? | joe brandt | 10/29/2000 02:24AM |
RE: Metox?....Biscay Cross?? | Enrique | 10/29/2000 02:30PM |
RE: Metox?....Biscay Cross?? | John | 10/30/2000 05:02AM |
RE: Metox?....Biscay Cross?? | John R. | 10/30/2000 01:11PM |
Re: RE: Metox?....Biscay Cross?? | Joseph Romero Kc5mip | 01/24/2008 12:47PM |
Re: RE: Metox?....Biscay Cross?? | David | 02/15/2009 09:30PM |
Re: RE: Metox?....Biscay Cross?? | ThomasHorton | 02/17/2009 05:23PM |
Re: RE: Metox?....Biscay Cross?? | Robert Langille | 03/30/2010 06:57PM |
Re: RE: Metox?....Biscay Cross?? | rhokane | 07/06/2010 10:44PM |