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In 1944 and 1945, captured German officers kept asking American interrogators the same baffling question: "Do you have automatic cannons?"

They refused to believe that standard artillery crews could reload and fire with such terrifying speed. They were convinced the Americans had developed a secret weapon—a conveyor-belt system for their guns. But the truth was even scarier. The secret weapon wasn't a new machine; it was mathematics.

In this documentary, we dive into one of the greatest technological revolutions of World War II: the American Fire Direction Center (FDC). We explore how the US Army used speed, trigonometry, and the devastating "Time on Target" tactic to crush the experienced, but slower, German artillery.

In this video, you will discover:

German Arrogance: Why the Wehrmacht believed they were invincible early in the war.

The Revolutionary System: How a single radio operator could command 100 guns simultaneously.

TOT (Time on Target): Why German soldiers never heard the shells coming until it was too late.

The Tiny Spy: How the unarmed "Piper Cub" plane became the deadliest enemy of German tanks.

The Shock: Why German Generals confessed they feared US Artillery far more than US Infantry.

This was a battle of speed and precision where seconds meant the difference between life and death.

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