alleryStart learning →Which machine did British codebreakers first attack with the help of electro-mechanical bombes?
AAbacus
BENIAC
CPascaline
DEnigma
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Enigma
The bombes helped rule out Enigma settings by electrical chains of logic.
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