Re: Enigma Variations and UKW A

On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:26:23 +0200, Frode Weierud <[email protected]> 

>nobody has ever seen a UKW A. My question is simple:
>
>Why do you think we have never found a Umkehrwalze A?
>We know they existed. The Poles recovered the wiring.
>
>The quiz if open.
>Unfortunately, I am not in a position to offer any other prize than the
>truth.

Now i'm out of flippant mode:
UKW A was discontinued in 1937 and never went to war or left Germany 
(perhaps only in the navy). All wheels were serialised, as was the 
documentation, so they could all be recalled and destroyed/rewired with 
Teutonic efficiency. No 'pinches' were ever made.

(finally managed to post this from http://listserv.ksu.edu/web which has 
been updated)

Geoff