was this program an act of Allied desperation wasn’t there any kind of
desperation wasn’t there any kind of
desperation wasn’t there any kind of other way to hit these islands the
other way to hit these islands the
other way to hit these islands the Aphrodite program is the Allied version
Aphrodite program is the Allied version
Aphrodite program is the Allied version of the Japanese kamikazes
in the Japanese case they had
in the Japanese case they had self-sacrificial pilots who were willing
self-sacrificial pilots who were willing
self-sacrificial pilots who were willing to fly the planes themselves into the
to fly the planes themselves into the
to fly the planes themselves into the target the Allies of course were not
target the Allies of course were not
target the Allies of course were not willing to do that and therefore they
willing to do that and therefore they
willing to do that and therefore they had to find a technological solution and
had to find a technological solution and
had to find a technological solution and so for the Allies we developed this the
so for the Allies we developed this the
so for the Allies we developed this the system by which we’re using these
system by which we’re using these
system by which we’re using these remotely controlled bombers these planes
remotely controlled bombers these planes
remotely controlled bombers these planes were literally explosive flying coffins
were literally explosive flying coffins
were literally explosive flying coffins packed with unstable dynamite lumbering
packed with unstable dynamite lumbering
packed with unstable dynamite lumbering into the air barely under control
into the air barely under control
into the air barely under control rigged with barely functioning
rigged with barely functioning
rigged with barely functioning electronics so it’s not surprising that
electronics so it’s not surprising that
electronics so it’s not surprising that it proved difficult to integrate all
it proved difficult to integrate all
it proved difficult to integrate all these technologies at this early stage
the V weapons were intended to strike
the V weapons were intended to strike back for the terrible damage that the
back for the terrible damage that the
back for the terrible damage that the Allied bombers were doing to Germany dr.
Allied bombers were doing to Germany dr.
Allied bombers were doing to Germany dr. Goebel the v3 was a very long barreled
Goebel the v3 was a very long barreled
Goebel the v3 was a very long barreled gun the projectile was fired and it
gun the projectile was fired and it
gun the projectile was fired and it would be accelerated further by other
would be accelerated further by other
would be accelerated further by other explosive charges so that the shell
explosive charges so that the shell
explosive charges so that the shell developed enormous speeds and was
developed enormous speeds and was
developed enormous speeds and was therefore able to fly over the distances
therefore able to fly over the distances
therefore able to fly over the distances required to hit London from the V weapon
required to hit London from the V weapon
required to hit London from the V weapon site at Memory yet in german-occupied
site at Memory yet in german-occupied
site at Memory yet in german-occupied France the particular targets such as
France the particular targets such as
France the particular targets such as memory Ecch
memory Ecch
memory Ecch the very heavily hardened targets posed
the very heavily hardened targets posed
the very heavily hardened targets posed difficult problems for the Allies
difficult problems for the Allies
difficult problems for the Allies because conventional bombs weren’t able
because conventional bombs weren’t able
because conventional bombs weren’t able to penetrate the thick concrete carapace
to penetrate the thick concrete carapace
to penetrate the thick concrete carapace the Germans would pour lots and lots of
the Germans would pour lots and lots of
the Germans would pour lots and lots of concrete so even the Allied bombing the
concrete so even the Allied bombing the
concrete so even the Allied bombing the massive Allied bombing would not be
massive Allied bombing would not be
massive Allied bombing would not be heavy enough to destroy what was
heavy enough to destroy what was
heavy enough to destroy what was underneath drones become a part of the
underneath drones become a part of the
underneath drones become a part of the super guns story because we wanted to
super guns story because we wanted to
super guns story because we wanted to take them out the best explosive was
take them out the best explosive was
take them out the best explosive was determined to be the British top X and
determined to be the British top X and
determined to be the British top X and the pilots compartment is placed 1575
the pilots compartment is placed 1575
the pilots compartment is placed 1575 pounds the idea was that you could pack
pounds the idea was that you could pack
pounds the idea was that you could pack an aircraft with explosives and fly it
an aircraft with explosives and fly it
an aircraft with explosives and fly it directly into the target aphrodite
directly into the target aphrodite
directly into the target aphrodite included a number of elements which
included a number of elements which
included a number of elements which became standard in future drone programs
as the camera not only did they use
as the camera not only did they use television which was in its infancy but
television which was in its infancy but
television which was in its infancy but they figured out how to broadcast from
they figured out how to broadcast from
they figured out how to broadcast from plane to plane and use those pictures in
plane to plane and use those pictures in
plane to plane and use those pictures in real time to fly the airplanes remotely
real time to fly the airplanes remotely
real time to fly the airplanes remotely it’s pretty ingenious and all in 1944
it’s pretty ingenious and all in 1944
it’s pretty ingenious and all in 1944 when many people hadn’t even heard the
when many people hadn’t even heard the
when many people hadn’t even heard the word television let alone owned one
word television let alone owned one
word television let alone owned one you
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