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clip of v1 exploding and damage caused in World war 2 by v1s called buzz bombs,doodlebugs or flying bombs the earliest known version of an ICBM(Inter Continental Ballistic Missile). Its range and accuracy was poor by todays standards but it was pretty advanced back then. Theres a good wikipedia article on them.
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also fighter pilots would fly next to them and wing them back towards the channel.they we not designed to POWER into the ground they we designed to just make it with the fuel they had on board.they had no way of contolling it’s flight(no remotes,no pilot)thats why some hit the mark and some droped short or passed by.fuck the germans
Comment by mitchellcorp — August 2, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
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Comment by luisi34 — August 2, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
The things are the beginning are Barrage balloons. These were designed to stop enemy aircraft attempting low level raids
Comment by TopGunSGA — August 2, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
The sound of those engines is truly scary, but it’s nothing compared to when they STOP.
Comment by adamford130 — August 2, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
Yes chappuchino, the V2 looked more like a classic rocket shape with no wings.
Comment by zaohad1 — August 2, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
At the beginning? Are these thing all V-1?
Comment by chappuchino — August 2, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
Incorrect. The fuel line was not cut – that was a clitch that they fixed when they read about it in the British media!
Comment by Danny77uk — August 2, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
The engine-cutting out was a design flaw; the fuel lines would air-lock when the V1 went to dive. It was supposed to power into the ground. When the British press reported this quirk, the Germans fixed the problem and after that, they powered into the ground.
Comment by Danny77uk — August 2, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
my grandmother used to tell me about them.the sound they made and then the sound would stop.
Comment by thedukeofantioch — August 2, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
Interesting comments by WW2 era intelligence folk were that the v1 would have been vastly more effective with a simple “jigger” to make it take a less predictable zigzag course to target. Large numbers of v1s were shot down by ground fire with proximity fuse artiillery and able to be intercepted by fast fighter planes because their flight paths were so predictable.
Comment by Grommo — August 2, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
I dont know why but I love this sound
Comment by LechonAtomico — August 2, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
agwhitaker is right, V1 was early cruise missile… nothing to do with ballistic missiles… V2 was early roots os ICBM. Neither was very effective, actually, and demonstrated German desperation.
Comment by benyatrock — August 2, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
Actually the V1′s guidance system was designed to simply trip the elevator into a down position after a predetermined distance. The reason the engine stopped was because once the craft pitched down, the fuel pickup was no longer able to suck fuel. The plan was originally that they would crash under full-power to enhance the effect but they didn’t factor on the low fuel levels exposing the fuel pickup and causing the engine to stop when the elevator kick-down activated.
Comment by xjet — August 2, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
It used a turn counter to track distance flown. The motor was cut off, explosive actuators locked the control surfaces over and it dived in. The wings only flew off when it detonated. This is all easily found and read on the ‘net..
Comment by gertnood — August 2, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
That is how the Fiesler designed the thing. If you were on the ground and you could hear the thing,
then things were O.K.
However, if you heard the thing fly directly overhead, then suddenly cut out -
it was time to duck and cover.
Somebody down there I
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called it an I.C.B.M.
Actually it was the grand-daddy of all cruise missiles.
andy
Comment by agwhitaker — August 2, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
So youre saying the wings fell off if it was working correctly?All those that bombed London the wings fell off?
I know the engine cut out which must have been pretty scary.
Comment by zaohad1 — August 2, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
V-1 guidance and detonation system was simple.
Set a timer, aim the bomb at the target area, and launch. Gyros kept the bomb on a straight and level course. When the timer ran out, two things happened.
1. A spring loaded blade severed the fuel supply hose.
2. Explosive bolts holding the wings on fired.
So the motor stopped and the wings fell off.
What was left dropped like a brick.
Comment by agwhitaker — August 2, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
Lots of eyewitnesses can attest to the stuka siren terifying them. Cheap ,effective and a brilliant idea if youre into bombing civilians as well as legitimate militiary targets.
Benyatrock i know it wasnt icbm if you want to be pedantic but it shows how it developed, you cant just suddenly have an icbm without no roots or prototypes.
Your comments are spot on though.
Ps ive uploaded a stuka documentary here rise and fall of, development etc.
Comment by zaohad1 — August 2, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
In my opinion Germany came up with the two most effective terror weapons ever, the V-1′s sound, and the “Trumpets of Jericho” (sirens mounted on JU-87 Stukas) If you heard either one, you knew someone was in a World of hurt.
Comment by rdvd7 — August 2, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
Need to correct myself. Even the V2 was not really an ICBM as it lacked the range to be Inter Continental.
Comment by benyatrock — August 2, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
V1 was not an ICBM. It was an unguided missle that relied on gyroscopes to keep it aimed att its intended target with just enough fuel to get it there. The V2 rocket was the earliest ICBM, but it was far different than the V1. Also you mentioned that the RAF and the USAAF (should be USAAC) retaliated for the indiscrimnate bombing of civilians. Actually that was the RAF. They bombed at night, a method called ‘Tactical Bombing”. The USAAC concentrated on “Strategic Bombing’ during daylight.
Comment by benyatrock — August 2, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
Omg how did you get that?
Comment by teamdec — August 2, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
Your welcome zach
Comment by zaohad1 — August 2, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
Nazis were badasses. I bet if they won, the world would be futuristic as hell by now. We’d probably be living in luxury on Mars and living to be 300 years old. Damn Jews…
Comment by einsatzdeath — August 2, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
this is JUST what i needed for history coursework
thanks for sharing !
Comment by zachmuchxo — August 2, 2009 @ 9:17 pm