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	A 4 (V-2) ROCKET	1944
	SINGLE STAGE BALLISTIC MISSILE

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A 4 (V-2) Rocket

CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :	SINGLE STAGE BALLISTIC MISSILE
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :	GERMANY
MANUFACTURER :	MITTELWERK GmbH
FIRST FLIGHT :	OCTOBER 3, 1942
SERVICE DELIVERY :	1944
NUMBER BUILT :	5,200

SPECIFICATION
SPAN :	11 ft 8 in
LENGTH :	45 ft 11 in
DIAMETER :	5 ft 5 in
WEIGHT LOADED :	28,380 lbs
POWER PLANT :	1 x Elektro-Mechanische Werke Liquid-fuel rocket engine, Producing
	60,500 lbs Static Thrust using 75% Ethanol and 25% Liquid Oxigen
	Mixture, 70 sec of Powered Flight
ARMAMENT :	2,145 lbs High Explosive Warhead of 60% Amatol & 40% Metal
TECHNICAL NOTE :	Müller-Type Pendulous Gyroscopic Accelerometer Guidance System

PERFORMANCE
MAX SPEED :	3,466 mph Max, 1,800 mph @ Impact
RANGE :	189 miles Max
CEILING :	60 miles Max

	REFERENCES
	Miranda, J & Mercado, P. Secret Wonder Weapons of the Third Reich - German Missiles 1934-1945. Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 1996. ISBN 0-7643-0086-5. Kay, Antony L. & Smith, J.R. German Aircraft of the Second World War (Including Helicopters and Missiles). Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2002. ISBN 1-55750-010-X.

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