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    The Military Utility Of German Rocketry During World War II
    The Military Utility Of German Rocketry During World War II
    The Military Utility Of German Rocketry During World War II
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    The Military Utility Of German Rocketry During World War II

    By Major Kirk M. Kloeppel

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    The Tomahawk cruise missile, the conventional Air Launched Cruise missile, and the SCUD surface-to-surface missile each made an impact during the Gulf War. The cruise missiles were instrumental in incapacitating the Iraqi electrical network. The SCUD missile was not as successful, but did divert the coalition air campaign. Although never utilized, the sister of the SCUD missile, the intercontinental ballistic missile, was pivotal during the Cold War. Each of these weapons can trace their initiation to the development of the German V-1 flying bomb and V-2 rocket during World War II.

    The German weapons were not as successful as their antecedents. This paper will inspect the military utility of the weapons during World War II. Initially, the paper will define the actors behind the development, and describe the resulting weapons. Next, the essay will examine the strategy in weapon utilization. The paper will quantify the damage caused by both weapons. Then, the document will describe offensive and defensive countermeasures employed by the Allies. The question of the weapons’ military utility will be addressed. Finally, alternatives to the weapons development, production, and employment will be presented.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLucknow Books
    Release dateNov 6, 2015
    ISBN9781786250612
    The Military Utility Of German Rocketry During World War II
    Author

    Major Kirk M. Kloeppel

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      The Military Utility Of German Rocketry During World War II - Major Kirk M. Kloeppel

      This edition is published by PICKLE PARTNERS PUBLISHING—www.picklepartnerspublishing.com

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      Text originally published in 1997 under the same title.

      © Pickle Partners Publishing 2014, all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means, electrical, mechanical or otherwise without the written permission of the copyright holder.

      Publisher’s Note

      Although in most cases we have retained the Author’s original spelling and grammar to authentically reproduce the work of the Author and the original intent of such material, some additional notes and clarifications have been added for the modern reader’s benefit.

      We have also made every effort to include all maps and illustrations of the original edition the limitations of formatting do not allow of including larger maps, we will upload as many of these maps as possible.

      THE MILITARY UTILITY OF GERMAN ROCKETRY DURING WORLD WAR II

      by

      Major Kirk M. Kloeppel

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Contents

      TABLE OF CONTENTS 4

      Preface 5

      Abstract 5

      Chapter 1 — Description and Technical Development 6

      V-2 Rocket 6

      Actors 6

      Missile Description 7

      V-1 Flying Bomb 8

      Description 8

      Chapter 2 — Operational Employment and Targeting Strategy 11

      Launch Sites 11

      Targeting Strategy 11

      Artillery experience 11

      Vengeance philosophy 12

      Target selection 12

      Damage 14

      Battle Damage Assessment 15

      Chapter 3 — Allied Countermeasures 17

      V-1 Flying Bomb 17

      Offensive measures 17

      Defensive measures 18

      V-2 Rocket 19

      Offensive measures 19

      Defensive measures 20

      Chapter 4 — Assessment of Military Utility 22

      Technology and Premature Deployment 22

      Accuracy and Utilization 23

      Warhead 23

      Cost Benefit Analysis 24

      Opportunity Costs 24

      Program Costs 24

      Chapter 5 — Conclusion 26

      Appendix A — V-1 Characteristics 28

      Appendix B — V-2 Characteristics 29

      Glossary 30

      REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 31

      Bibliography 32

      Preface

      During DESERT STORM, the combatants used Tomahawk and conventional air launched cruise missiles and SCUD missiles with varying success. The Allied forces used cruise missiles against military targets such as electrical power stations and communication centers. The Iraqis used the SCUD missile as a terror weapon against Israel and Saudi Arabia.

      One can trace the development of these weapons to the German vengeance weapons of World War II. The Germans used these weapons as retribution against the Allies, specifically Great Britain, for the Allied strategic bombing campaign. In this paper, I will examine the military utility of these German weapons. I will investigate the capabilities of the weapons and answer the debate whether earlier development of these weapons would have made a significant impact to World War II.

      I would like to thank Dr. Richard Muller for his assistance during the development of this paper. His support, review and detailed knowledge on the

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