V-2 rocket Support Vehicles

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The April 1946 issue of the U.S. Intelligence Bulletin contained a report on German V-2 rocket launching battery support vehicles and equipment, which included highly-specialized trucks, halftracks, and trailers including the Meillerwagen trailer and the Brennstand launch platform. Source: “Guided Missiles—The Weapon of the Future,” Intelligence Bulletin, April 1946, War Department, Washington, D.C.

After carrying the V-2 to its launching site, the trailer shown... raised the rocket to vertical for servicing and launching ([top], shows raised trailer without rocket).
After carrying the V-2 to its launching site, the trailer shown… raised the rocket to vertical for servicing and launching ([top], shows raised trailer without rocket).
Once vertical, the V-2 was lowered onto a smaller trailer stand on jacks, then serviced by 30 vehicles, like those [shown].
Once vertical, the V-2 was lowered onto a smaller trailer stand on jacks, then serviced by 30 vehicles, like those [shown].

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