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Using the V1 on the Normany beaches: would it work?
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Originally posted by 1979 View Postover what area did the bomblets scatter ?
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Impacts in water - I have been told in various aviation programs that above about 120 knots, water may as well be concrete in its effects on impacting objects. If an airplane (or V1) smacks the water at 400 knots, I'd strongly suspect it'd fuse. This is the same reason people jumping off tall bridges are killed instantly despite that nice, "soft" water down there.
Or... the Germans could add a proximity or barometric fuse to detonate the warhead at a few meters above the surface.
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Originally posted by jlvfr View PostI guess they missed the bridge, but did they actually hit anything?
The eleven V2 were fired at the bridge during March 17th, with ten missiles hitting the Remagen area. The bridge itself collapsed on March 17th, 3 pm from continued stress, and the standard line of thought attributes this partly to the vibrations from the near-miss impact (in combination with previous conventional bombing by aircraft and artillery).
Several buildings in the surrounding area were destroyed, six US soldiers were killed. The collapse of the bridge killed another 28 soldiers.
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Not to forget, the German guards did try to demolish the bridge with 1/2 the tonnage of recommended charge which lifted the bridge from its fundations--and dropped it right back on top.All those who are merciful with the cruel will come to be cruel to the merciful.
-Talmud Kohelet Rabbah, 7:16.
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I felt really sorry for the Wehrmacht troops who tried to attack the bridge with a barge and got blown out of the waters by Pershing tanks. Desperate times.All those who are merciful with the cruel will come to be cruel to the merciful.
-Talmud Kohelet Rabbah, 7:16.
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IMO It could have caused some damage and a lot of casualties but it would be unlikely to stop the invasion or wipe out a beach head. The friendly fire risk was huge.
The target was 90 degrees off the foot print of the V2, it would land in a long oval area along its flight path, while the beach was a narrow ribbon nearly perpendicular to the likely flight path.Last edited by USSWisconsin; 05 Mar 11,, 02:46.sigpic"If your plan is for one year, plant rice. If your plan is for ten years, plant trees.
If your plan is for one hundred years, educate children."
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