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cm2187yesterday at 7:28 PM1 replyview on HN

Germany couldn't switch off their tanks remotely in 1936


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munk-ayesterday at 7:42 PM

They could refuse to supply replacement parts though and while reverse engineering critical replacements was easier in 1936 it was still a serious concern (especially when it came to figuring out where the capacity to do so would come from).