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Macgregor the Hammer · 10-06-20, 11:55 PM

For Germany, Operation Weserübung in 1940 was their turning point. The magnetic pistols demonstrated such poor performance, BdU ordered a complete redesign and the results were, history.

For America, it wasn't quite that easy. The Bureau of Ordinance never did get the problem solved and in 1943, subs stopped using them all together. What was funny, the British recovered a G7 torpedo that ran ashore and they shared the information with the US Bureau of Ordinance. They ignored it!

10-06-20, 11:55 PM	#3
Macgregor the Hammer Chief Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Minnesota Posts: 325 Downloads: 535 Uploads: 1	For Germany, Operation Weserübung in 1940 was their turning point. The magnetic pistols demonstrated such poor performance, BdU ordered a complete redesign and the results were, history. For America, it wasn't quite that easy. The Bureau of Ordinance never did get the problem solved and in 1943, subs stopped using them all together. What was funny, the British recovered a G7 torpedo that ran ashore and they shared the information with the US Bureau of Ordinance. They ignored it! __________________ "It's impossible to make anything fool proof....Fools are too ingenious!"