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Hood's planned radar refit depended on available sets

Rapid radar development makes any fixed list for Hood's planned refit less certain than the ship's requirements, refit location, and equipment available at the time.

Question

Which radar sets would Hood have received in her planned refit?

Short answer

It cannot be specified confidently because radar evolved quickly; the choice would have depended on available British or American sets, the refit location, and the ship's requirements.

Notes

No exact radar package can be assigned confidently to Hood's unrealized major refit. Rapidly changing radar models would have kept the available choices in motion. The fit could have included British or American equipment and would have depended on the refit location, available sets, and the ship's needs. The modernization should not be reconstructed as though fast-moving electronics procurement followed a settled blueprint.