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Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat
Plus in 39-41, German successes seemed to prove the magnetic exploder worked. U-Boats were racking up impressive kills. It was known the Germans were using magnetic exploders. The British had captured and examined a German magnetic mine in 1939 and a magnetic mine had severely damaged HMS Belfast, so there was no serious reason to doubt the concept.
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Gotta love the difference betwee perception and reality. Everything above is true, except for the Allies having no clue of the nightmares the Germans were having with those same exploders.
