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Ku-Go Death Ray
Atomic energy changed the face of civilization, and it’s just a matter of luck that the Allies deployed it first. The Japanese military was working on its own secret weapon of mass destruction based on the ideas of inventor Nikola Tesla. The “Ku-Go” was an enormous magnetron that collected and focused microwaves inside a high-powered vacuum tube and directed them in a beam through the air.
Thankfully, available power sources of the era made this a weapon that didn’t ever live up to its full deadly potential, but the Ku-Go could kill a rabbit at a range of 1000 yards without leaving a mark on its body. Sure, it took five minutes to do it, but at least it worked.
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While Hitler was arguably one of the greatest politicians of modern times, he only rose to the rank of corporal while fighting in WW 1. Thankfully for the world Hitler had enough power to over rule his admirals and generals, Nazi Germany had the power and technology to win the war but Hitler made a couple of key blunders which is why his generals tried to have him killed. It all worked out for the best, the world and
February 20 2013 at 2:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyespecially the US did benefit from all the military advancements even getting the US to the moon with Verner von Braun and all his knowledge, prototypes, work and scientists. Braun eventually became head of NASA, not bad for a young German boy with a dream, he helped two countries become world super powers, actually three because many of his proteges went to Russia and helped them.
The scariest weapons were not the ones thought of. They were the ones built. Like the V-1 and the V-2. Could have been an entirely different war if they\'d been around in \'41.
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