Joe D.
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Did the Japanese even have an operational radar in early 1942?
Re Shattered Sword, Appendix 8:
"... On the AKAGI there have been many times when the first warning was the splash of the bombs ... As a countermeasure, it is necessary to install AA search radar or sound equipment at once." Battle Report of CV Hiryu, No. 9, 26 march 1942-222 April 1942.
Re this memo, the IJN must have had something available, but whether it worked was anyone's guess as it was never installed; as the Hiryu had the largest superstructure of the KB, it would have been the best CV for a primitive radar installation.
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