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    What if the Germans had radar proximity fused AA shells?

    Only if the microtubes could generate similar levels of power output as regular sized ones. Otherwise the loss in capability removes their utility. I only mentioned transistors as a counterpoint to the utility of reduced size; they achieve it only because of unique properties that microtubes...
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    What if the Germans had radar proximity fused AA shells?

    I did and my question still stands. Microtubes don't really have knock on effects for overall radar miniaturization because microtubes are less overall powerful than normal sized vacuum power tubes. It is only useful for VT fuses or spy devices. Cavity magnetrons are what allow for powerful...
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    What if the Germans had radar proximity fused AA shells?

    They are, the key is mini-tubes that can handle the G-forces. It is about specific components, what else does that benefit with WW2 tech?
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    What if the Germans had radar proximity fused AA shells?

    It isn't mini-radar, it's mini-tubes. Radar itself is actually pretty simple, it was invented in 1905: Christian Hülsmeyer - Wikipedia
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    What if the Germans had radar proximity fused AA shells?

    Does it? I thought it had more to do with the ability to make porcelain microtubes that could fit in an AAA shell and be hard enough to withstand acceleration. Based on a 1947 report from a US army engineer about the German research establishment proliferation of projects instead of the...
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    What if the Germans had radar proximity fused AA shells?

    All things considered that stand was the right way to go. James Holland's Normandy campaign book agrees. Where Hitler messed up was trying to counterattack once the Allies broke through and not retreating in good order at that point, which led to Falaise and a ton of unnecessary equipment and...
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    Nazi Germany, logistics, Allies advance (and the lack of it) etc

    Ok? They clearly did not consider them front line aircraft so if there had been a shooting war, they'd have gotten murked like the Soviet biplane fighters in Spain once the Me109 showed up.
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    What if the Germans had radar proximity fused AA shells?

    And? That really doesn't have anything to do with my point.
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    What if the Germans had radar proximity fused AA shells?

    There is not a study that I'm aware of that has specific numbers, just some references in the book I linked and ER Hooton's Phoenix Triumphant. The Stuka had tactical and operational level bombing missions, but it was not a CAS bomber. It was designed as a precision operational bomber, per the...
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    What if the Germans had radar proximity fused AA shells?

    How so? Also remember in 1939 the Brits had captured German naval radar from the Graf Spee. Sure, but keep in mind the Germans were focused on aerial and land warfare, the Brits on naval. After all the KM had about 20% of German military spending and kept their radar program separate from the...
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    What if the Germans had radar proximity fused AA shells?

    You do realize that the Ju87 was used exactly for that, right? And infrastructure includes much more than just bridges. Things like rail hubs, trains in motion, road networks, etc. were all targeted. And yes that is exactly what the Germans did. You might find this very useful...
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    Nazi Germany, logistics, Allies advance (and the lack of it) etc

    What were a list of what the 1500 were and what was the serviceability? Also telling that the Germans used none of them, but has zero problem using Czech army weapons.
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    Nazi Germany, logistics, Allies advance (and the lack of it) etc

    Well for one thing the British didn't even have the Hurricane in service, German bombers were faster than fighters in many cases, and the French were unable to really fight either, so at the time the Germans clearly had the advantage until Allied armaments could give them peace of mind that they...
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    Nazi Germany, logistics, Allies advance (and the lack of it) etc

    Right, so the Czech aero industry was behind the times and still only prototyping a maybe Hurricane level fighter in 1939. Their industry was set up for army weapons, not aviation.
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    What if the Germans had radar proximity fused AA shells?

    Could have started AFTER the invasion or really during the beginning, rather than wreck it beforehand. Certainly some of it helped, but there were heaps of problems with all sorts of logistics that had nothing to do with the bombed French infrastructure if you check out that book review I...
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