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Ale, in any cnc where pe ‘nen ef the project ghder eomideaon have bon ‘oteed oni roc Sata is neal spcta have ‘en et, therefore, wish ay hile han forthe ‘nlerzation becomes alate "Te araale materi othe rocket wens ofeach of be a nations ha been dived Int tions an Jere faze propane and ling, Eig etn. Lonoke Each secon i absiviced at baie ce pore andavarcbled ns way ts yer em auld ley appear, to be inated ik the nue au Alesie. A special eamberieg sytem wae sloped for ‘onteniace ip eernce and 11 felching the Drojer place fer ising Saar tm Thee key tn Bees agpeer atte lop of enencoiunn begining» i casionola er sabjees Fer ermply 101 sts tot a Per (Gran Roles Weems) oder se ‘ion B (Disetnnn of fdiideal Prete) subsection ‘Ita (Standard Ground Projet), and the nt Sure ‘aes theft rocker nue otal set ‘i of the proportion of Bis pobicaton vas done bytes of he Beish Army ands a rl ne ch steal tems appearing i Be tet are ifeet om U.S tems. Since this ablation t itd fer wie by Int Acuercan and’ Britsk penoaeel, heer larity forall aders mates iaecesary egies pete clog wil be fund a parents nimi folowing ‘he Bes terse Tn eves of only nr diferent vpeling U lage at een feel. The word Bl Sie” tas been ad roughout to indie the costes st rots, wouter hi aa HE bring chore © hea ling, or sme spel contents suck a pepe ‘oda ‘Ader of texas wed connection wth renton open included ae Append Ae ‘Past T,Tapanse Rocket Rone, was proper and ‘lia prior to Tapas's sureede and onsqeeny te te wah writen from he viewpiat that he mer might ~ ~conrpenrise ny PAO vate, PARTI. GERMAN ROCKET WEAPONS Section I REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT GENERAL, alhoh he Geran miliary leaders. ie thse of ther care bad acknowledged osm tie te pos ilies of emit okt wan ot nl sory etre Sheen var hat hey ego wove eit 9 Whe development of cla of epee recht apna he no rated aed gente srpeed he Pevormane saedarde of the Carmen poet. Te ‘bosib rmembared however ht th Camas tially Wok ad fro na held he en hn Sl “The impytance wich the Germans the to ok, ‘capo is Been demoted by tbe erence gabered cperna eben vel sn he collage of ‘Reich THs vide ha chown that probably ore "cand mney wire deveel ote Selon of kt ‘porn ad gle mints to sey oes pe ot Sidnene Te gre puro neon war Soe idl mil, Rockets ware no epee, howe, iis afer he at begin the Gone deveope te enone emia gee ad svete rest Penber of pombe for friar epee Of toe ise ppc esa mean of propa, GROUND-TO.GROUND PROJECTILES Ie va rown thatthe Garman wed eet othe astm Fe cry ab 194, Bul they wee not ed zante rs ote tert ea te, dhring te al ge ofthe North Ata eign Tis. At Sat sine he Corman cna Ue we of rocket weno ih secre Ts war demersal by the nro acerty mareresadoptds pial ef el ‘mene rere pheograpb ithe “taaed Pos Showing Ur ISem Nebtwefer 4! wide to tpion Captured Sori Rocket Lanter” Te ay 168 he et okt proecti were pared by she Ali Tee nee he Ion snd hem BE recat ed the Sea cna rok ll pst ed po. ject Toe IS rockon weighing 76 Fook tad Btiog« Sling of 44 poe of Tr to tt eae She sued Nebaerlr wp marines range ff shout 8100 yarés "Thin wan the So parce Sf ‘Tuberype ianeter he ony ethers soa at ine were Rel Amy franesrpe lauebes” Ab nero Feat he German Isc projet ste aetartype recht mtaes at ater pe empoved te piace rotors whic does ot aco it sri den Teg redecon in the dame of the pote a ‘thf therfore sounder aerodnaiieay. The 30cm “eodke has «Eng of 80 peande of TNT and» maw room range of shot 2300 ytd The 32cm reer ih olin f IE gions of lgsdinyndany naw, Bed Aypenitely be ame range ‘Altoagh th a et of tbe we of rocket wenpane ‘ys amideraie, 9 Inge proportion 9f tha lt was Prvcelogieal dv to the sound and appearance of the Projciia. The Germann ton relied dat te tail Te slong the rackets trjectary wn a srs di tage since i eseatated frequent sung of lnesher ston. They ltr pata cBot thi Sadr antag a7 ‘aking he launchers able The Sem Nebulae dt tee an appearance at 1Obareleé launcher motel fa hullvek armored peorae cerier Betts nee {sigue fr mounting the erates ler the 2.4m and Sr tock on the sey of» sindar etic tree fas Sere mounted on enh dea fig fovea “The f.28 and S0e rockets were fled by 2am sd Dee projec, Tha 2hem i lrg veton of {he Tem rook but mpgs &povber teal of tresoriype mole. The Zhan rock wat Srl org Inaly fom on expertentllauneer, w aled.p version lhe sieburseel IS Mebelnerler 4. Ths expe Suet Tush was quel abandoned apparriy be. te K var able i avr af a Bedard pe of Sar dign The projets lee lingo 2 pounds famatt and « msxinem range of sout 10000 yarn ‘The Sem projec ropa i appartnc « cans wet the San Son rockete The wathad Inger than he yocke oor ba there et ue age vacation in dinner otk the sem prjesle It Inercbed Som the sem Hebelefer 22, sesame Twatcher on a eves! mount witha apt tm she tebe towed, Toe projet has lng 9890 rand of anol nd wsenge of abot 8000 pare “The Sve ealber15, 2,283, and 32 om—repe: ser he inh ues of Catan rocket weapons Pot ‘Smet no ne elles wee Svloped hough vt ‘on nSlinge ch a the [Sen acke ed shew ‘acre prjeeing were Intodseet. Ths rein Io Bre ae elors and se bale pojcien (he cee! sasare preci wee ever sed) coslarmed wth he (Ceamenpeincple of achering toa fowl Seis Ketel of producing lage tuber of sore vated nod f “The next spect of rocket weapon te wich the Gr ‘mane gave ther steton war ‘he production of 2 igen the U.S. "Rasek” Tn thi Sad hoy pe (iced to projection tie 3.2m RPC 132 ond te Bibem RE2BGr.12, bik incorpormtng the holon large piel upon whlch the Gems had en working ‘or sn tine. The 22 w Bred ftom ube Tina bot larger ther he US lanes an as proved a big auseaul espn iv capable of pene Tetng tore than 6 inches af area plate The 2 tes ins vacket bo e Bred Brom « ere typeof Sones, the Rlatoms for (8 hich ents of tba ral meant on sll twowheelsarciagy wth » aed ‘ex Alibotsh the projectile ha 3 loop range chen the 42, he arantge I cy oft by oe some ‘bat cambecsare atte of the Inucehe, whieh eamet Beas aly moved a thse abe Ine, (ely fou ater types of grou to grond projtiea sf inert were davloped. "Those ee the oe HE ad Sime voces aad the Sem HE and tlboechrge Tooke. The Sem HE projec fe « fnaalled a Crater which ao was dele wa che prec {lator ground em The Sey ed lem © peel Ieanees movriad on a Tiger turk house, the nly ‘pecteny socket he Germans produne its 4700 ound spnstabiied rocket wih ling of 270 pounds [St aml The bolowcharge risket ner apparent ‘bean fr we spent const aul and binge ‘Tee Sen rockets complete the sere of Corman groundtogsound pros athawgh oly» sal noe ee of rocket append they wave al meltind model nd que sucensiol The Germany, vl he Sov fenfoed hamselre alist enue 9 apinsablied pos Jecileyand i the ser ealber, 0 tabeype ioc rsa opooed tthe Eeatabied projets td eet feeme ype lnunchers ve by te Kel Ay ANTIAINGRAFT PROJECTILES The et German antarcft rok spend ppc natal yer ge since hen oly Sve yrs hve been Fecovered lof nhich re owas pojectie The Greman ick of terest inhi eld wan probably de ‘hae ial ae aperiosy, their development af et ‘ullaezalt guna (ouch athe dom Fak sein), ted ‘Qa bee dat no etre eat cold computes favorably wih exiningseircralt guna poued rocks ‘Suld compere wih ter around weap ‘Abbough merous pore high ated rckts ce tec am at ces o apeimensof chpojcen have hom reouerad” Ils own, how tat expe ‘sell work wan ened oat mth el by he Gorman, ‘Daaeck work as eancemed primary with reduction ol ket projecting some form of rnin few

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