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From: Bernardz
Date: 12/25/2003 2:30 AM Central Standard Time
Message-id: MPG.1a554b3a5ecb7c2c9897dd@news

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"Bernardz" wrote in message
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This class of weapon system is quite easy to build. A decent machine
shop can build them. For example a V1 rocket in WW2 could be constructed
from very simple material, relatively unskilled labor and took about 500
man hours to complete.


The V-1 was a pulse jet not a rocket ,

You are right! It was a slip by me.

and was just about accurate to hit
a target as big as London from 150 miles away.

Yep.

As a military weapon
it was a failure except in so far as it tied down allied assets to
counter it.

Agreed. Although I would say psychologically it gave hope to the German
people that they were too were hitting the enemy back. Useless but a
doomed people will clutch at straws.



Keith


Not all that useless considering the U.S. made copies called the "Loon" and
intended to use them in the invasions of Japan. You can still see the remains
of the launchers on the beach of the Eglin AFB reservation. There are examples
of the Loons at Lackland AFB, Air Force Armament Museum and I am sure a few
other places.

Interestingly a bit earlier, in the US the American version of the V1,
the JB-2 was rejected by Washington as it was felt that they would
interfere with supplies of labor, production of bombs and artillery and
also port capacity might also be strained.

Apparently the idea was resurrected afterwards in the Pacific as you
stated.



Then again the U.S. also considered using cheimcal weapons in the invasions.

I doubt that they ever intended to use gas despite some plans that have
been displayed.


Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired




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What our descendants think of us and our ancestors will depend on what
we do now!

23th saying of Bernard