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You were right that it was just AA for most of the war, due to the desire for secrecy, but starting at the battle of the Bulge in late 1944, proximity fuses wer
by danielvf 5y ago
You were right that it was just AA for most of the war, due to the desire for secrecy, but starting at the battle of the Bulge in late 1944, proximity fuses were used by US artillery, on land.
Otherwise, I strongly agree with you.
- dogma1138 5y agoIt wasn’t just secrecy it was also production capacity pretty much as soon as they could produce enough of them they started to use them on land as well. The proximity fuse was key to the US war in the pacific as well. It’s probably the main reason for why the US has dominated the electronics industry through the 20th century. The miniaturization required and the ability to mass produce electronics required the development of new production techniques. The proximity fuse was the first use of PCBs in mass production.
- hungryforcodes 5y ago"It’s probably the main reason for why the US has dominated the electronics industry through the 20th century" ...or Japan.