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From: "Tero P. Mustalahti"
Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 5:57 AM
Subject: Re: QF 3.7 inch AA gun
From: "Tero P. Mustalahti"
Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 5:57 AM
Subject: Re: QF 3.7 inch AA gun
kenney@cix.compulink.co.uk wrote:
>
> That was actually as a result of statistical research and only applied
> to land AA see Hogg Anti-Aircraft.
Yes, by 1944 the Germans did not do much sea AA, so land AA was implied.
It was supposed to work against large bomber formations and not against
much smaller naval attack aircraft.
> The Allies of course had the
> proximity fuse instead.
Yes.
Tero P. Mustalahti
