Re: Was the Abwehr Enigma-G stronger than the normal Enigma, due to the rotating reflector?


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David Hamer wrote:
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Was the Abwehr Enigma-G stronger than the normal Enigma, due to the
rotating reflector? I think it was.

Thanks!!!!

In fact it was not. For an overview of the 'G' Enigma and its
weaknesses see Frank Carter's seven-page monograph on
the BP website [.pdf format].
http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/content/articles.rhtm

My own paper on the Abwehr Enigma is available at
http://home.comcast.net/~dhhamer/download.htm [.pdf]
and Geoff Sullivan's PC simulator for Enigma 'G' is at
http://frode.home.cern.ch/frode/crypto/simula/index.html

David Hamer

OK, when the current was going back from the feflector to the first
rotor, did the rotors rotate like normal, or were they fixed?

Your question is not clear...all wheels [rotors], including the reflector,
moved
on the keystroke...just like any other Enigma.

David H.


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