Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Dowding system is the unofficial name for world's first large-scale centralized air defence command and control system, built by the Royal Air Force just before the start of World War II. It used reports from Chain Home (CH) radar stations and the Royal Observer Corps (ROC) to produce a unified map that was relayed to the defensive interceptor aircraft and anti-aircraft artillery. In modern terms, the Dowding system was a ground-controlled interception system.The Dowding system was developed after tests demonstrated problems relaying information to the fighters before it was out of date. Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding, commander of RAF Fighter Command, solved the problem through the use of hierarchical reporting chains. Information was sent to Fighter Command Headquarters (FCHQ) central "filter room" at Bentley Priory and used to prepare a map of the battle. Details of action in their areas was relayed to the Group and Sector HQs, where operators re-created the map at a larger scale. Commanders could make decisions on how to employ their forces quickly and without clutter. Instructions were relayed to the pilots only from the lowest level, normally co-located at the fighter's operating bases.The Dowding system is considered key to the success of the RAF against the German air force (Luftwaffe) during the Battle of Britain. The combination of early detection provided by Chain Home and the rapid dissemination of that information acted as a force multiplier, allowing the fighter force to be used at extremely high rates of effectiveness. In the pre-war period, interception rates of 30% to 50% were considered excellent, that meant that over half the sorties sent out would return without having encountered the enemy. During the Battle, average rates were over 75% and continued to improve, and several raids were met with 100% success rates. Lacking their own direction system, Luftwaffe fighters had little information on the location of their RAF counterparts, and often returned to base having never seen them.. }
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- Dowding_system abstract "The Dowding system is the unofficial name for world's first large-scale centralized air defence command and control system, built by the Royal Air Force just before the start of World War II. It used reports from Chain Home (CH) radar stations and the Royal Observer Corps (ROC) to produce a unified map that was relayed to the defensive interceptor aircraft and anti-aircraft artillery. In modern terms, the Dowding system was a ground-controlled interception system.The Dowding system was developed after tests demonstrated problems relaying information to the fighters before it was out of date. Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding, commander of RAF Fighter Command, solved the problem through the use of hierarchical reporting chains. Information was sent to Fighter Command Headquarters (FCHQ) central "filter room" at Bentley Priory and used to prepare a map of the battle. Details of action in their areas was relayed to the Group and Sector HQs, where operators re-created the map at a larger scale. Commanders could make decisions on how to employ their forces quickly and without clutter. Instructions were relayed to the pilots only from the lowest level, normally co-located at the fighter's operating bases.The Dowding system is considered key to the success of the RAF against the German air force (Luftwaffe) during the Battle of Britain. The combination of early detection provided by Chain Home and the rapid dissemination of that information acted as a force multiplier, allowing the fighter force to be used at extremely high rates of effectiveness. In the pre-war period, interception rates of 30% to 50% were considered excellent, that meant that over half the sorties sent out would return without having encountered the enemy. During the Battle, average rates were over 75% and continued to improve, and several raids were met with 100% success rates. Lacking their own direction system, Luftwaffe fighters had little information on the location of their RAF counterparts, and often returned to base having never seen them.".