V-2 before the start. The rocket is 46 ft (ca. 14 m) long, has a diameter of 5.4 ft (1.65 m) and weighs 8,800 lb (ca. 4 t) empty. Ready for launching the weight with fuel is increasing to 28,380 lb (ca. 13 t), of which the explosive charge accounts for 2,145 lb (ca. 1 t).War Diary for Saturday, November 11, 1944:
China
Japanese capture Kweilin and Liuchow air bases; Americans have previously rendered Liuchow unusable.
Home Fronts
France: Churchill and Eden attend Armistice Day ceremonies in Paris. Britain: Newspaper reports about the previously unknown V-2 rocket attacks on London.
My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design.
I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete.
All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.
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