The military utility of german rocketry during world war ii /

The Tomahawk cruise missile, the conventional Air Launched Cruise missile, and the SCUD surface-to-surface missile each made an impact during the Gulf War. The cruise missiles were instrumental in incapacitating the Iraqi electrical network. The SCUD missile was not as successful, but did divert the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kloeppel, Major Kirk M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [United States] : Pickle Partners Publishing : Made available through hoopla, 2015.
Temas:
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS; Preface; Abstract; Chapter 1
  • Description and Technical Development; V-2 Rocket; Actors; Missile Description; V-1 Flying Bomb; Description; Chapter 2
  • Operational Employment and Targeting Strategy; Launch Sites; Targeting Strategy; Artillery experience; Vengeance philosophy; Target selection; Damage; Battle Damage Assessment; Chapter 3
  • Allied Countermeasures; V-1 Flying Bomb; Offensive measures; Defensive measures; V-2 Rocket; Offensive measures; Defensive measures; Chapter 4
  • Assessment of Military Utility; Technology and Premature Deployment; Accuracy and Utilization.
  • WarheadCost Benefit Analysis; Opportunity Costs; Program Costs; Chapter 5
  • Conclusion; Appendix A
  • V-1 Characteristics; Appendix B
  • V-2 Characteristics; Glossary; Bibliography.

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