Scharnhorst's radar and directors at North Cape

Did Scharnhorst switch off radar at North Cape to avoid detection?

That explanation remains unsettled. Director damage is considered, while a claim about disabling its own radar with gunfire is corrected as confusion with Bismarck.

Concern about radar emissions is raised in the question. The replies turn to damaged directors without settling that explanation. A suggestion that Scharnhorst disabled its own radar with gunfire is corrected as confusion with Bismarck. Belfast is credited with disabling a director, but the full sequence remains uncertain.