Editing Typex (section)

==Advantages over Enigma==
All the versions of the Typex had advantages over the German military versions of the Enigma machine. The German equivalent teleprinter machines in World War II (used by higher-level but not field units) were the [[Lorenz SZ 40/42]] and [[Siemens and Halske T52]] using [[Fish cyphers]].

* Most versions of the Enigma required two operators to operate effectively—one operator to input text into the Enigma and the other to copy down the enciphered or deciphered characters—Typex required just one operator.
* Typex avoided operator copying errors, as the enciphered or deciphered text was automatically printed on paper tape.
* Unlike Enigma, Typex I machines were linked to teleprinters while Typex II machines could be if required.
* Enigma messages had to be written, enciphered, transmitted (by Morse), received, deciphered, and written again, while Typex messages were typed and automatically enciphered and transmitted all in one step, with the reverse also true.<ref name=ferris>{{cite book | last = Ferris | first = John Robert | title = Intelligence and Strategy | publisher = Routledge | year = 2005 | pages = [https://archive.org/details/intelligencestra00ferr/page/n161 153] | url =https://archive.org/details/intelligencestra00ferr| url-access = limited | isbn = 0-415-36194-X}}</ref>