The closing comparison reverses the usual idea of a Wunderwaffe. In this argument, Allied systems lose the wonder-weapon label because they were built. German designs that remained on paper could work only in the imagination, without facing the same practical test. The passage cautions against treating an unrealized design as superior to equipment that entered production.
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Built Allied equipment and the wonder-weapon label
The closing argument is that Allied systems lose the wonder-weapon label because they were built, while German designs that remained on paper could work only in the imagination.