Скачать или смотреть Germans Were Surprised When Proximity Fuses Wiped Out Entire Formations At The Battle Of The Bulge

Discover the untold story of how proximity fuses revolutionized the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944, when Colonel Oscar Alfred Axelson's unauthorized deployment of America's secret weapon transformed artillery warfare forever. This comprehensive documentary explores how these revolutionary radar-equipped shells, detonating 30-50 feet above German positions with devastating precision, multiplied killing power by 50-fold and inflicted 15,000-20,000 casualties during Hitler's last offensive. Learn how 200,000 proximity-fuzed shells, produced at $1 billion cost by 100+ companies working in absolute secrecy, created airbursts that eliminated entire Wehrmacht formations in seconds, broke elite SS units at Malmedy, and helped save Bastogne's surrounded defenders. Featuring verified historical accounts including Patton's witnessed 702 German deaths at the Sauer River, the 463rd Parachute Field Artillery's defense of Bastogne, and the technology that General Eisenhower claimed could have made D-Day impossible if Germany possessed it first. This 16,000-word historical analysis reveals how miniaturized vacuum tubes surviving 20,000g forces, mass production achieving 40,000 units daily, and optimal airburst calculations turned the Ardennes forest into a death trap for German forces, marking the moment when technological superiority definitively trumped tactical skill in modern warfare.