I forget the name of the book. But the brass didn’t allow using these fuses in European combat zones so the Germans wouldn’t get their hands on them. Once the Navy perfected them the kamikazi attacks weren’t effective anymore. Crazy what decisions have to made in war.
<>the brass didn’t allow using these fuses in European combat zones so the Germans wouldn’t get their hands on them<>
Not true.
Click the link.
ultimately, Eisenhower was allowed to use artillery VT fuzes during the battle of the bulge ... Ike said they made the difference between defeat and victory ...