tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post1550109550936429748..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: Using infra red for area bombingMark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-8127119155663518562013-09-22T11:36:57.630+01:002013-09-22T11:36:57.630+01:00Clever us had invented the proximity fuse, so we w...Clever us had invented the proximity fuse, so we were able to shoot down most V1's just by pointing a gun at them(assisted by radar tracking, to make it quicker).<br /><br />Apparently, we held off using the fuse until quite late in the War, because we didn't want the Germans to get their hands on it and use it against our bombers. An interesting cost/benefit exercise that one;)<br /><br />The Germans had a IR system called Vampir, a night sight fitted to their MP44 assault rifle.benjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11544297406005346095noreply@blogger.com