[Oddball]

Some of you may know this, just post whether you know or you don't. I'll post a solution in a few days if you can't get it.


The Germans started using V-1 and V-2 rockets to attack British targets to replace airborne bombers to save loss of aircraft and pilots.
It is mans nature to be adaptable. The British soon found that the V-1s presented no danger as long as you could hear them. However, as soon as the buzzing of the engine stopped it was time to jump under the bed. No such strategy was available for the V-2. Why????

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[This message has been edited by Oddball (edited February 14, 2002).]

[Capt. John H Miller]

Maybe it was so big that they could see it coming.

[Oddball]

Not even close

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[rudedog]

The V2 was not as loud as the V1?


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RudeDog


[This message has been edited by rudedog (edited February 14, 2002).]

umm...dunno how either flys but they're always pointing up on a launch pad so the V-2 flight path was more like an arch?

from pictures i remember seeing the v-1 more like a cruise missile and the v-2 like a ballistic missile? you could hear the v-1 because it flew low but not the v-2 because it flew really high? i dont know you can tell i dont know shit about rockets

[This message has been edited by Strik0r (edited February 14, 2002).]

[Oddball]

Still way cold

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More negative waves Moriartii! Have a litte faith baby, have a little faith.

v-1 was supersonic? so by the time you hear it if you were in danger you would be dead already?

[KangSa]

Why are the Brits afraid of the V-2 anyway? They dug themselves so deep I think most of em' would survive an A-Bomb drop (radiation effects excluded)

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could have put gas in them

[dracul]

the fuel would only be burning for about 60 second, after that it had gained enough altitude and speed to reach its target so the motor would shut down

i knew i should have paid more attention to history channel.

[colonel_ hogan]

The A4/V2 rocket had an operational range of 234 miles. The max. burning time of the engine was 65-70 seconds, shortly before engine shutdown the A4 weighed 4040 kg at a height of 35 km, starting with 1 G force, and at shutdown 8 G, after shutdown the A4 flew to a height of 97 km and fell to earth with a impact speed of 3240-3600 km per hour. Liftoff was straight up; 30 seconds after launch it reached speed of sound. When launched against targets close to the operational range of the vehicle, the deviation between target and impact was normally 4 to 11 miles (7-17 km away from target). This made the rocket only suitable for use against widely populated areas. At shorter targeting ranges, the accuracy of the A4 was improved. The Leitstrahlstellung was a “guiding beam” that improved accuracy of the A4 somewhat during the later days of the campaign. One quarter of all A4 rockets were guided with the Leitstrahlstellung.

A description of an A4/V2 impact would be as follows. First, a whip cracking sound of a blast wave created by the rocket (moving faster than the speed of sound) bounces off of the point of impact just split seconds before the flash of impact. This was followed by the chaos of the explosion with debris and earth churned skyward. Soon, the whine and rush of whistling air as the sound catches up with the rocket followed by a deafening roar of the incoming rocket, which tapers off to silence. There could be no warning. The A4/V2 impacted at 3 times the speed of sound.

sorry oddball what strategy did u mean?

[Mosquito]

V2 was supersonic. By the time the sound arrived, the weapon had already hit it's target.

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August 19, 1942

[colonel_ hogan]

oh I see! yeah the v2 was faster than the speed of sound but the v1 wasnt and so the engine had to shutdown when it was almost ready for impact. So with the v2 u couldnt hear it anyway cus it was 3 times the speed of sound until u were blown up!
Did u know that the guy called braun who worked on the rockets was responsible for getting the americans to the moon.

Thanks oddball
interesting stuff

[Oddball]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mosquito:
V2 was supersonic. By the time the sound arrived, the weapon had already hit it's target.

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Congrats Mosquito you have it.

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