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Weapons · Germany · 1944-1945

V-2 rocket

ballistic missile

The world's first long-range guided ballistic missile, the V-2 arrived without warning at supersonic speed, making it impossible to intercept or provide sirens against. It was built partly by slave labourers at the Mittelwerk facility, where more people died producing the weapon than were killed by its attacks.

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range320 km
top speed~5,760 km/h (re-entry)
warhead1,000 kg
launches~3,000 operational

Western Europe

V2-Rocket in the Peenemünde Museum
V2-Rocket in the Peenemünde MuseumAElfwine · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Sectional view of the missile Aggregat 2 / V 2
Sectional view of the missile Aggregat 2 / V 2Eberhard Marx · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The V-2 rocket (German: Vergeltungswaffe 2) was the first ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve sub-orbital spaceflight, the progenitor of all modern rockets including the Saturn V moon rocket. Over 3,00
The V-2 rocket (German: Vergeltungswaffe 2) was the first ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve sub-orbital spaceflight, the progenitor of all modern rockets including the Saturn V moon rocket. Over 3,00Jan B.H.A. Vervloedt (photo) Ad Meskens (scan) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

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