Our turn - Page 2

Herr-Berbunch · 04-01-12, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

Apparently, Hitler harbored a hatred for Harwich.

He'd obviously been there. I've been five times - once with two four-tonners just to see if there was a Shell garage, twice to get the love boat across to NL - weather was crap and had to go to Felixstowe instead. And the return journeys. Grey dump from what I can remember.

Jimbuna · 04-01-12, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Hamburg had a Block-Buster, now Harwich is bringing up parts of a V2

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17572030

It sounds like it was probably shot down by AA fire

Schroeder · 04-01-12, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

It sounds like it was probably shot down by AA fire

As far as I know the V2 could not be engaged with the equipment of WWII. They were flying too high to be tracked by radar and therefore struck without warning. Maybe it's structure failed as it reached high speeds on it's descend towards the target....

Jimbuna · 04-01-12, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

As far as I know the V2 could not be engaged with the equipment of WWII. They were flying too high to be tracked by radar and therefore struck without warning. Maybe it's structure failed as it reached high speeds on it's descend towards the target....

Aye that.....my mistook....presumed it was a V1

Oberon · 04-01-12, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

As far as I know the V2 could not be engaged with the equipment of WWII. They were flying too high to be tracked by radar and therefore struck without warning. Maybe it's structure failed as it reached high speeds on it's descend towards the target....

That's what I was thinking, or the warhead detonated prematurely which is odd because I thought they were contact based.