The V-2 rocket (German: Vergeltungswaffe 2) was the first ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve sub-orbital spaceflight, the progenitor of all modern rockets including the Saturn V moon rocket. Over 3,000 V-2s were launched as military rockets by the German Wehrmacht against Allied targets in World War II, resulting in the death of 7,250, military personnel and civilians, while as many as 20,000 at Mittelbau-Dora died constructing V-2s. (via Wikipedia)

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About V-2 rocket

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Engine: 3810 kg of 75% ethanol and 25% water + 4910 kg of liquid oxygen

Unit Cost: 100,000 RM January 1944, 50,000 RM March 1945

Manufacturer: Mittelwerk GmbH (development by Army Research Center Peenemünde)

Type: single stage ballistic missile (area bombing)

Used During: September 8, 1944–September 19, 1952

Name: British: Bodyline, Big Ben
German: Aggregat-4, Vergeltungswaffe-2

Production Date: March 16, 1942

Length: 14 m (14 m)

Weight: 12508 kg

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