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mankls3 OP t1_irtzq74 wrote

Yes Germany did not p7rsue this invention because it was determined to be not in the war time interest

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Meandmystudy t1_irujba8 wrote

The United States pursued a bombing computer that was not digital. It resembled what phone companies were using to route calls. During raids I think bombers would call in their position and they would mark it on something that looked like a giant router.

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guitarnoir t1_iruzjsp wrote

The US submarines of WWII used an analog, electro-mechanical computer to figure out inwhich direction, and when to fire a torpedo and have it arrive at a moving surface vessel:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torpedo_Data_Computer

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Sdog1981 t1_irw6gpg wrote

And they are still being used today.

"Two upgraded World War II-era U.S. Navy fleet submarines (USS Tusk and Cutlass) with their TDCs continue to serve with Taiwan's navy and U.S. Nautical Museum staff are assisting them with maintaining their equipment."

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Peter_deT t1_irvi8vk wrote

Ships had used the same for gunnery direction for decades - continuously developed from pre World War I. One of the components of dreadnought gunnery.

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