German V-1 rocket program

GPTKB entity

Properties (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military technology
gptkbp:aimsTo London,_Antwerp,_Paris
gptkbp:associatedWith Operation Crossbow
German_military_strategy
Nazi_propaganda_efforts
gptkbp:countermeasures Allied_air_defenses
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:defeated anti-aircraft fire
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Hermann_Oberth
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:developer gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:engineType pulsejet engine
gptkbp:famousFor terror bombing
gptkbp:famousRival gptkb:Westerplatte
gptkbp:firstAwarded June 1944
gptkbp:firstFlight 1944
gptkbp:firstHeld March 1945
gptkbp:fuelType kerosene and alcohol
gptkbp:historicalImpact changed warfare tactics
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first mass-produced guided missile
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German V-1 rocket program
gptkbp:impact gptkb:London
gptkbp:influenced subsequent missile designs
gptkbp:influencedBy earlier cruise missile designs
World_War_I_technology
gptkbp:inspiration cruise missile development
gptkbp:involvedIn strategic bombing campaigns
gptkbp:launched up to 90 degrees
ground launch sites
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Peenemünde_Army_Research_Center
mobile launch ramps
catapult_launch
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern missile technology
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Buzz_Bomb
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:V-1_attacks_on_London
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkbp:operationalRange 250 km
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1944 to 1945
vulnerability to interception
gptkbp:payloadCapacity 850 kg
gptkbp:postWarCareer inspired_Cold_War_missile_programs
gptkbp:productionCompany 1939-1945
over 30,000 units
gptkbp:provides inertial guidance
gptkbp:range 250 km
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:V-2_rocket_program
gptkbp:significance first operational cruise missile
gptkbp:speed 580 mph
gptkbp:successor V-2 rocket
gptkbp:targets gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:technology cruise altitude 1,000 m
engine thrust 1,000 kgf
guidance accuracy
length 8.3 m
weight 3,000 kg
wingspan 8 m
gptkbp:type cruise missile
high explosive
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Nazi_military_forces
gptkbp:usedFor psychological warfare
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_II