German Soldiers Laughed At The "Dud" Shells, Until The VT Fuze Airbursts Rained Shrapnel On Them скачать в хорошем качестве

German Soldiers Laughed At The "Dud" Shells, Until The VT Fuze Airbursts Rained Shrapnel On Them

German Troops Laughed At The "Funny Green Shells," Until The VT Fuze Rained Airbursts On Their Foxholes Discover how the Top Secret "VT Fuze" (Variable Time Fuze) transformed from a fragile experimental radio tube into the German Army's most terrifying nightmare during the Battle of the Bulge, as Wehrmacht soldiers who initially felt safe in their deep foxholes learned to dread the devastating "airburst" capability that could decimate entrenched infantry without ever touching the ground. This meticulously researched historical account traces the Proximity Fuze's evolution from Section T at Johns Hopkins University—where scientists like Merle Tuve dropped radios from rooftops to test durability—to its thunderous debut in the Ardennes Forest in December 1944. Featuring firsthand accounts from General George S. Patton who claimed the "funny fuze" won the Battle of the Bulge, and terrified reports from German infantrymen who described a "storm of steel" that exploded 20 feet above their heads, this narrative reveals how American industrial might produced over 22 million of these micro-radar miracles. While German scientists struggled with failed acoustic and magnetic sensors, the US Navy and Army deployed a weapon that didn't just rely on aim, but on physics. Through declassified reports and combat diaries, this story explains how the VT Fuze protected the fleet at Iwo Jima from Kamikazes by sensing planes at the speed of light, and how it turned the tide of the ground war in Europe. We analyze the technical brilliance of the "wet battery" that powered the shell only upon firing, the vacuum tubes that withstood 20,000 Gs of force, and the massive logistical triumph of the Red Ball Express that rushed these secret weapons to the front lines. The VT Fuze didn't just change the accuracy of artillery; it rendered the enemy's cover obsolete, proving that American innovation could turn the impossible into the mass-produced, and silence the enemy's laughter with the sound of 155mm airbursts.