近接融合の実装後、対空砲の精度は劇的に増加しました。いくつかの推定によると、近接融合の導入により、航空機を1,200からわずか300に撃downするのに必要な対空ラウンドの数が減少しました。これにより、対空防衛の有効性が大幅に向上し、同盟国に有利な戦争の流れを変えるのに役立ちました。
After the implementation of the proximity fuze, the accuracy of anti-aircraft artillery increased dramatically. According to some estimates, the introduction of the proximity fuze reduced the number of anti-aircraft rounds required to shoot down an aircraft from 1,200 to just 300. In some cases, it was reported that a single round was enough to down an enemy aircraft. This greatly increased the effectiveness of anti-aircraft defense and helped to turn the tide of the war in favor of the Allies.