Germany had a wide range of proximity fuses under development and/or
testing in the last year of the war:
Code Names & Descriptions:
BAD, Acoustic, under Graf Zeppelin Institute
ELKU (Elektro-Akoustic), and applied to PAPLITZ
FUCHS, Radio by AEG Berlin, intended for Hs-117, Hs-298, and other
missiles
ISEGRIMM, Electromagnetic by Orlich Institute of Danzig.
KAKADU, Radio by Donaulandische GmbH of Vienna. 3,000 were produced for
the Hs-293- used Doppler effect.
KRANICH, Acoustic by Ruhrstahl AG of Brackwerde. Highly rated German
proximity fuse.
KUGELBLITZ, Radio by Patent Verwertungs Gesellschaft of Salzvurg.
Developed for the Rhinetocktor missile. Used Doppler-shift effect.
KUHGLOCKE, Electrostatic by Rhinemetall-Borsig. Intended for missiles.
Prototypes only.
KUHGLOCKEN, Smaller version designed for AA shells.
LOTTE, Infrared for an unspecified missile- abandoned.
MARABU, Radio by Siemens-Halske under sub-contract of Rheinmetall AG.
Designed for the Hs-117, Hs-298, Rheintocktor and Wasserfall missiles.
Firing trials.
MARDER, Radio by Orlich Institute of Danzig.
MEISE, Acoustic by Neumann & Borm of Berlin.
PAPLITZ, Infrared by Elektro Akoustic Institute at Namslau then at
Kiel. A.K.A. "ELKU". Developed for Hs-117 and Wasserfall. Test firings.
PINSCHER, Radio by Orlich Institute of Danzig. Five prototypes.
PISTOLE, Photo-Electric, this project was incorporated into
WASSERMAUS.
ROULETTE, Infrared by Brickmann of Gera.
STIMMGABEL, Acoustic by the Graf Zeppelin Institute. Developed for
parachute-retarded bomb dropped over Allied bomber streams. Tested.
TRICHTER, Radio by Blaupunkt. Field tested.
WASSERMAUS, Photo-Electric, developed for the Wasserfall missile.
WIESEL, Radio by Orlich Institute of Danzig.
ZUNDER-19, Developed for 250kg bomb by Rheinmetall-Borsig. Started
1937. Cancelled 1943. Work continued into 1944.
Rob
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