Sep 15, 2007 #1 v2 Captain 8,923 10,697 Nov 9, 2005 Cracow Gunners try and shoot down Hitler's feared V1 Rockets during World War 2! Revver » Rocket Bustin'!
Sep 16, 2007 #2 Aggie08 Staff Sergeant 998 2 Apr 15, 2005 Texas Good find! The shockwaves from the explosion are really neat.
Sep 17, 2007 #3 Matt308 Glock Perfection 18,961 91 Apr 12, 2005 Washington State I want to say that I read a stat that showed they shot down 5000+ of those things. Did I remember that right?
I want to say that I read a stat that showed they shot down 5000+ of those things. Did I remember that right?
Sep 17, 2007 #4 Gnomey Globetrotting Surgeon General Staff Mod 68,610 7,939 Nov 28, 2004 London/ Southsea / Royal Deeside, UK www.flickr.com Good clip. Matt308 said: I want to say that I read a stat that showed they shot down 5000+ of those things. Did I remember that right? Click to expand... Not sure of the number but with radar controlled guns and proximity fuses alongside the fighters (Typhoons, Spitfires, some Mosquitoes, Meteors and some other types) they certainly shot down quite a number of them.
Good clip. Matt308 said: I want to say that I read a stat that showed they shot down 5000+ of those things. Did I remember that right? Click to expand... Not sure of the number but with radar controlled guns and proximity fuses alongside the fighters (Typhoons, Spitfires, some Mosquitoes, Meteors and some other types) they certainly shot down quite a number of them.
Sep 17, 2007 #5 The Basket Senior Master Sergeant 3,712 1,884 Jun 27, 2007 Don't want to get all geeky but the V1 was a primitive jet and not a rocket. A very useful pain in the rear that I think was a very worthwhile project and probably did the most damage of Hitlers wonder weapons.
Don't want to get all geeky but the V1 was a primitive jet and not a rocket. A very useful pain in the rear that I think was a very worthwhile project and probably did the most damage of Hitlers wonder weapons.
Sep 28, 2007 #6 Royzee617 Tech Sergeant 1,623 0 Apr 6, 2005 MK UK dspace.dial.pipex.com Revver » Captured WW2 German Aircraft this one's good too, catpured LW planes etc. Thanks, never heard of Revver wow!
Revver » Captured WW2 German Aircraft this one's good too, catpured LW planes etc. Thanks, never heard of Revver wow!
Sep 28, 2007 #7 Erich the old Sage 13,018 759 May 20, 2004 Platonic Sphere check out the Tempest web-site for more adds to V-1 killers, some of the pilots scores are rather impressive ! E
check out the Tempest web-site for more adds to V-1 killers, some of the pilots scores are rather impressive ! E
Sep 28, 2007 #8 Soundbreaker Welch? Tech Sergeant 1,742 10 Feb 8, 2006 Colorado, USA That's cool. The explosions in midair look smaller than I expected, but still powerful. The falling V1 rocket, I wonder if it is doing that because a Spitfire bumped into it or if it just went off course?
That's cool. The explosions in midair look smaller than I expected, but still powerful. The falling V1 rocket, I wonder if it is doing that because a Spitfire bumped into it or if it just went off course?