GERMAN UNDERWATERS ORDNANCE MINES |
Chapter 11 - INFLUENCE MINE UNITS - SVK AND LUFTWAFFE |
Section 8 - EXPERIMENTAL UNITS |
DEVELOPMENT OF OPTICAL MINE-FIRING MECHANISMS |
The possibility of applying optical principles to mine-firing units was suggested to the Kriegsmarine by the firm of Leybold, Köln. Considering the suggestion worthy of investi-gation, SVK, in conjunction with Leybold, commenced its research into underwater opti-cal conditions and developed the six test units discussed herein. All these units were de-signed for use in sea mines, but none were developed to an operational stage. |