[PeterPrinciple]

until the Germans captured 20,000 proximity fused shells during the Battle of the Bulge.

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Looks like the shells were on the line about now and what was feared most, did happen.

http://www.smecc.org/proximity_fuze_jamming_-_w_w__salisbury.htm

[BroJoeK]

"Looks like the shells were on the line about now and what was feared most, did happen."

Another great story, thanks.

[colorado tanker]

However, the Germans had been told by their engineers that proximity fuse shells were impossible because of the forces exerted during acceleration in the gun, so they never recognized what they had captured.

LOL!