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During [[World War II]], [[Germany]] developed many [[missile]] systems, some of which were extremely advanced. |
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These included the first [[cruise missile]], the first [[short range ballistic missile]], the first guided [[surface-to-air missile]]s, and the first [[anti-ship missile]]s. |
These included the first [[cruise missile]], the first [[short range ballistic missile]], the first guided [[surface-to-air missile]]s, and the first [[anti-ship missile]]s. |
Revision as of 21:28, 20 January 2006
During World War II, Germany developed many missile systems, some of which were extremely advanced.
These included the first cruise missile, the first short range ballistic missile, the first guided surface-to-air missiles, and the first anti-ship missiles.
Organisations
- Peenemünde rocket test site
People
List of missiles
surface-to-surface missiles
Both the V1 and V2 were used operationally, against London and other targets. The Rheinbote was fired against Antwerp.
surface-to-air missiles
Germany developed a number of surface-to-air missile systems, none of which were ever used operationally:
- Enzian
- Rheintochter (an air-to-air variant was also planned)
- Wasserfall missile
- Schmetterling (an air-to-air variant was also planned)
air-to-air missiles
- X-4 missile (anti-tank variants of this were also designed, such as the X-7 and X-10)
- R4M rocket
anti-ship missiles
German anti-ship missiles were used operationally against allied shipping in 1943, notably in the Mediterranean Sea:
- Fritz X anti-ship missile
- Henschel Hs 293 air-to-ship gliding guided bomb