[ARC5] German Tank Radios (was Re: Off topic)

[Nick England]

There's even one currently for sale on ebay - item 150720313746

On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 8:19 PM, J. Forster <jfor at quikus.com> wrote:
> No guidance system in the modern meaning. It did have an autopilot for
> altitude, azimuth, and dustance travelled as mentioned below.
>
> Expecting to hit St. Paul's, for example, with either the V-1 or V-2 was
> essentially impossible.
>
> -John
>
> =============
>
>
>> Gents:
>>
>>      There was NO guidance system on a V-1.  The fixed launch ramps were
>> the
>> means by which these things were pointed at their targets' approximate
>> locations.  A small propeller on the nose of the craft counted revolutions
>> which corresponded to distance traveled at altitude.  When the pre-set
>> revolutions were reached the V-1's control surfaces aimed the craft
>> downward.
>>
>>      As John wrote below, this was a terror weapon, not a strategic
>> weapon.
>> The V-2 - now that's another story.
>>
>> 73 de
>> Gene Smar  AD3F
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "J. Forster" <jfor at quikus.com>
>> To: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
>> Cc: <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 1:02 PM
>> Subject: Re: [ARC5] German Tank Radios (was Re: Off topic)
>>
>>
>>> Probably little different. The V-1 could not hit anything that was not a
>>> large area target. The accuracy was probably not much better than a few
>>> miles out of 50-100 miles. The guidance systems were completely open
>>> loop.
>>> They did not follow any "beams" or LORAN or anytrhing. Roughly half
>>> would
>>> have been wasted on the ocean, if they tried to target beache.
>>>
>>> The V-1s and V-2s were terror weapons designed to injure and intimidate
>>> civilians.
>>>
>>> YMMV,
>>>
>>> -John
>>>
>>> ==============
>>>
>>>
>>> [snip]
>>>
>>> I wonder what Normandy would've looked like had he
>>>> directed the V-1s at the beaches and temporary ports instead of London
>>>> a week after the landings.
>>>>
>>>> Vanity and insanity even rhyme.
>>>>
>>>> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
>>>
>>>
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