Re: M4 project

Geoff Sullivan <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.science.cryptography.bletchley-park
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steve-ZMQM5VTtYHJ+cjeuK/[email protected] wrote:

> As a point of interest, has the M4 team issued attempts on the message 
> using 4th rotor gamma and thin UKW "c"? These messages were intercepoted 
> "during the 1941 blackout" (i.e. between Feb and Dec 1941). UKW "C" was 
> introduced "in 1941" according to wikipedia.
> 
> I'll take a wild guess that the two events happened at the same time, 
> and that M4 was equipped with the two "greek" wheels and matching UKWs 
> from the start.

The messages are from November 1942. M4 was introduced the previous February.
I don't think C/gamma was in service before these messages were sent.
wikipedia may be wrong - another job for Matt.

Geoff
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