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| V-2 Rocket |
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| On Sep 8, 1944 the first 12-ton V-2 rocket struck London. More than a thousand would follow. The toll was 2,700 killed and 6,250 injured. Britain had several defenses against the V-1 Buzz Bomb; however, the V-2 approached it's target screaming down from an altitude of 10 miles. Aircraft and AAA guns could not touch it. The only defense was a heavy bombing campaign against the launch sites on the continent. Despite the Allied advances across France and Germany, the V-2 rocket continued to pound England as late as March 1945 at a rate of 60 per day. |
| Type: | Surface-to-surface |
| Dimensions: | Over-all length: 46 ft.
Diameter of body at center: 5.5 ft.
Warhead: 1,654 lbs high explosive |
| Weights: | Rocket engine: 2,364 lbs.
Tail section with fins: 2,171 lbs.
Fuel: 22,352 lbs.
Ethylalkohol 75%: 9,906 lbs.
Liquid oxygen: 12,446 lbs.
Take-off weight: 35,524 lbs. |
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