The VT Proximity Fuze: Invention That Destroyed 92% of V-1 Rockets Over Britain
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On August 28, 1944, British gunners destroyed 96 of 104 V-1 rockets targeting London—a 92% kill rate that baffled German observers. The secret was America's VT proximity fuse, a miniature radar system in artillery shells that detonated near targets automatically. Developed by physicist Merle Tuve's team after Britain shared the concept in 1940, it transformed warfare across theaters: saving USS Hadley at Okinawa against 150 kamikazes, protecting Antwerp's vital port, and revolutionizing ground combat at the Battle of the Bulge. Produced by 80,000 workers in 110 factories, this first "smart weapon" proved industrial democracy could outproduce totalitarian regimes—and German scientists who captured examples concluded they were impossible.
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