[TML] Molding Ships

[Leon Wu]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tml-bounces at travellercentral.com [mailto:tml-
> bounces at travellercentral.com] On Behalf Of Charles Prevatte
> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 11:05 AM
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> Subject: Re: [TML] Molding Ships
> 
> 
> Not true, I know how each were built then, and could build them myself
> today.  The Prox fuse was not really "radar", it used a priciple
similar
> to
> it.  If you have ever noticed how a radio or TV that is tuned in will
> detune
> if you move near it, then you have seen that principle at work.  The
fuse
> you mentioned used only one small and very simple circuit, and was
based
> on
> radio technology like that of the common AM radio of the time.  It was
> very
> simple to build in large numbers and had a high failure rate.
> 
> Also you are incorrect about the TV guided bombs.  They were guided
true,
> but no TV.  Just simple radio remote control.  The first listed camera
> bomb
> was in the 1960.  There was Operartion Aphrodite that had a TV equiped
B17
> loaded with explosives in WW2 but that failed.  It was ment to take
out
> hardened german targets.  The Azon was the closest to a "smart bomb"
but
> it
> was a flare guilded bomb not a camera bomb.
> 
> There was the Baka bomb of course, but not something I would suggest
to
> use
> short of a very desparate situatuion.

The Fritz X guided bomb actually took out a few ships when used:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_X

The germans stopped using it when they couldn't protect the bombers
launching them.