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The proximity fuse was used at the battle of the bulge https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proximity_fuze https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proximity_fuze However th
by dogma1138 5y ago
The proximity fuse was used at the battle of the bulge https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proximity_fuze https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proximity_fuze
However they did tried to avoid them being captured by the Germans.
The proximity shells for AA guns were so sensitive that they with the help of targeting computers allowed the Brits to essentially neutralize V-1 attacks as they could effectively shoot down all incoming V-1’s.
- Symmetry 5y agoArtillery was where the US had a real qualitative edge in WWII. There were the radio equipped forward observers that could call in a barrage with drastically lower latency than any other combatant. There were the computer generated firing tables aiding both accuracy and allowing things like time on target barrages[1]. And towards the end there were the proximity fused shells. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_On_Target https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_On_Target