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Re: U480 A stealth Uboat
Posted by:
Peter L
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Date: March 11, 2011 09:52AM
You can't insulate from magnetism. The purpose of the Zimmerit paste was standoff distance- it was thick enough that a magnetic mine could not be forced close enough to the underlying armor to stick. Interestingly, the Germans stopped using it because of false rumors among German tank crews that it was highly flammable.