By Steven J. Zaloga

The German A-4 ballistic missile, larger recognized by way of its propaganda identify of V-2, was once the world's first profitable ballistic missile, breaking throughout the surroundings to arrive its objective faster. It used to be a forerunner of chilly struggle ballistic missiles and its wrestle use in 1944-45 set the trend for using Scud ballistic missiles in fresh a long time. The V-2 offensive lasted from September 1944 till March 1945 with over 3,000 rockets being introduced. This booklet examines the strive against list of the V-2 in global conflict II, with a different concentrate on how a German missile battalion really ready and fired its missiles.

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NARA) Test Stand XII was a conceptual design for a submersible missile container that could be towed by a U-boat and then reoriented to launch the missile from near the surface. Although a contract was awarded for the construction of a test-bed in Stettin, the port was captured by the Red Army in April 1945 before any significant work took place. (MHI) erable misery to the civilians in these cities, it could hardly compare to the scale or accuracy of Allied bombing raids against Germany. The alternative to the use of cryogenic oxidants for rocket propulsion was the use of hypergolic fuels that could be stored at ambient temperatures, such as a nitric acid/kerosene combination.

It was a half-baked design that never proceeded beyond the drafting board. (NARA) Test Stand XII was a conceptual design for a submersible missile container that could be towed by a U-boat and then reoriented to launch the missile from near the surface. Although a contract was awarded for the construction of a test-bed in Stettin, the port was captured by the Red Army in April 1945 before any significant work took place. (MHI) erable misery to the civilians in these cities, it could hardly compare to the scale or accuracy of Allied bombing raids against Germany.

Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, electrical, chemical, mechanical, optical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Enquiries should be addressed to the Publishers. A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the British Library Print ISBN: 978 1 84176 541 9 PDF e-book ISBN: 978 1 4728 0299 6 ePub e-book ISBN: 978 1 4728 0309 2 Editorial by Simone Drinkwater Design by Melissa Orrom Swan Index by Alison Worthington Originated by PPS Gransmere Ltd, Leeds, UK Author’s Note The author is indebted to many people who assisted on this project, including the staff of the library and special collection branch of the US Army Military History Institute (listed as MHI in the photo credits) at the US Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennslyvania, the staff of the US Army Ordnance Museum at Aberdeen Proving Ground (USAOM, APG), and the staff of the US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

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