[ARC5] V-1 Guidance

[Robert Eleazer]

Actually, there was a guided version of the V-1; the Regensburg 4 version employed precision terminal guidance.

For this function they used a human pilot.  Theoretically, he could bail out on the way down, but practically...not likely.

As for the fabled Me-262, the shortage of nickel alloys required for the engines meant that the Germans could never build enough of the aircraft to impact the war - except as fast bombers in an attempt to disrupt the Normandy landings.  Herr Snicklegruber was right - and in any case his "bomber" order for the Me-262 was only in effect for perhaps 6 months. 

USAAF fighters shot down over 150 Me-262's - far more kills than the 262 ever claimed. 

As for the German radio equipment being "more advanced" that that of the Allies, while they had a knack for complexity, that does not automatically translate into "advancement."  I have a WWII article where some US engineers dismantled a Junkers propeller.  They found that one of the gears was hollow; not only did they not understand how it was made, they could not figure out why anyone would go to the trouble to do so.

Wayne
WB5WSV