Cool WW1/WW2 Facts #1

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DID YOU KNOW!?

Fact #1

Between 1939 and 1945, the Allies dropped 3.4 million tons of bombs, which averaged to 27,700 tons per month!

Fact #2

In 1935, British engineer Robert Watson-Watt was working on a “death ray” that would destroy enemy aircraft using radio waves. His “death ray” instead evolved into radar—or “radio detection and ranging.”

Fact #3

From 1940-1945, the U.S. defense budget increased form $1.9 billion to $59.8 billion.

Enjoy these facts! :thumbsup:

More tomorrow! :thumbup:

-JollyRogerVF-17

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JollyRogerVF-17 wrote:

In 1935, British engineer Robert Watson-Watt was working on a “death ray” that would destroy enemy aircraft using radio waves. His “death ray” instead evolved into radar—or “radio detection and ranging.”
the American scientist Alfred Lee Loomis with the rest of the MIT Radiation Laboratory actually designed a fully autonomous anti-aircraft gun connected to a radar system. Those guns were the most effective counter for the V1 flying bombs.
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