V1 Research and Development | Nazi Mega Weapons: V1 Hitler's Vengeance Missile
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V1 Research and Development | Nazi Mega Weapons: V1 Hitler's Vengeance Missile
Learn the historical background on how the revolutionary pulse jet was developed. Before the breakout of war, pioneering engineer Fritz Gosslau was developing the revolutionary concept of unmanned planes. When the war begins, Hitler decrees that all experimental programs must be stopped and Gosslau's plans are scrapped. When asked for a cheap and fast alternative Gosllau turns his attention to the pulse jet.