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Originally Posted by Yahoshua
But I'm also surprised that the german invention of a giant air-gun designed to literally blow aircraft out of the sky wasn't mentioned either.
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That weapon was actually put into operational use. I do not recall what bridge one was stationed at but it was certainly a field deployment. I guess in the final days of WWII anything was worth a shot.
I think the firebomb balloon was one of the more practical ideas. Although I don't see how a forest fire would have hurt the US war effort in any real sense.
The other was plague fleas that the Japanese perfected. Another 'creature' weapon that could really have slowed the allied effort. long range bomber development was in such bad shape for Japan, that it was unable to be deployed against many of Japans enemies.