Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Unlike the allies, Germany ended WWII without deployment of a proximity fuse. Operational data showed proximity fuses were 4.75 times more combat effective as standard timed fuses for ground artillery anti-aircraft FLAK projectiles. Had they been developed, bomber losses would have not likely been sustainable. The video will estimate the increase in bomber losses had FLAK projectile proximity fuses had be in operation in lieu of standard timed fuses. Correction: Note units of 88mm flak guns rate of fire is rounds per minute not rounds per second.
Unlike the allies, Germany ended WWII without deployment of a proximity fuse. Operational data showed proximity fuses were 4.75 times more combat effective as standard timed fuses for ground artillery anti-aircraft FLAK projectiles. Had they been developed, bomber losses would have not likely been sustainable. The video will estimate the increase in bomber losses had FLAK projectile proximity fuses had be in operation in lieu of standard timed fuses. Correction: Note units of 88mm flak guns rate of fire is rounds per minute not rounds per second.
