Thread: Luftwaffe losses to ground fire during Bodenplatte
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Old 13th February 2006, 23:38
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Re: Luftwaffe losses to ground fire during Bodenplatte
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i assume the 40mm Bofors shell by 1945 were all proximity
While you might be correct on that, I always thought that the proximity unit needed a shell of at least 3 inch (75 mm) diameter.
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