1944 Hitler's Secret Weapon

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Robert F. Dorr (15 November 2013). Fighting Hitler's Jets: The Extraordinary Story of the American Airmen Who Beat the Luftwaffe and Defeated Nazi Germany. Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0-7603-4398-2. Dan talks to Tim Tate about the uncomfortable history of the Nazi secret service's operations in the UK. Listen Now 5. Zielgerät 1229 A4/ V-2 – the first ballistic missile and the first human-made object to achieve sub-orbital spaceflight. Mark Axworthy, London: Arms and Armour, 1995, Third Axis, Fourth Ally: Romanian Armed Forces in the European War, 1941–1945, p. 265 Panzer VII " Löwe" (Lion) –A planned super-heavy tank, weighing 90 tonnes and armed with a 105mm cannon; cancelled in March 1942 in favor of the Panzer VIII Maus.

Karl-Gerät, the largest calibre (up to 60cm), self-propelled mortar ever deployed – seven examples built, six seeing combat 1941–45.

Blohm & Voss BV 238 – a super-heavy transport flying boat and bomber, it was the heaviest aircraft ever built by the time of its completion.

A rear view of a Horton Ho 229 prototype at the Smithsonian Institute’s Garber Restoration Facility. Credit: Michael.katzmann at English Wikipedia Heinkel He 111Z – a five engined Zwilling (twin)-fuselage aircraft created by combining two He 111s and designed to tow large gliders. Type XVIII U-boat – a U-boat designed to use air-independent propulsion; several were under construction when the war ended. Kugelpanzer (ball tank)-An prototype spherical reconnaissance/cable-laying tank with a mysterious history. Sent to Japan and captured by the Soviets in 1945. Currently on display at the Kubinka Tank Museum.

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Messerschmitt Me 323 " Gigant" (Giant) – a heavy transport with six engines, adapted from the Me 321 giant troop-glider. Mark Axworthy, London: Arms and Armour, 1995, Third Axis, Fourth Ally: Romanian Armed Forces in the European War, 1941–1945, pp. 235–237 and 149 Brian Dunning (5 June 2018). Conspiracies Declassified: The Skeptoid Guide to the Truth Behind the Theories. Adams Media. ISBN 978-1-5072-0700-0. Panzerkampfwagen E-100 –A planned super-heavy tank (the heaviest of a series of "E-tanks") weighing 140 tonnes and armed with either 128 or 150mm cannon, one prototype hull nearly completed, the hull was later captured and evaluated by the British before being scrapped in the 1950s.

mm Reșița Model 1943 – an anti-tank gun with a muzzle velocity of over 1km/second which could also elevate enough to double as a field gun, reported to have outperformed its Western, German and Soviet counterparts to become arguably the most versatile gun in its class during World War II (at least 375 produced). [5] Merkel, Reiner (2010). Hans Kammler – Manager des Todes. Frankfurt am Main: August von Goethe Literaturverlag. ISBN 978-3-8372-0817-7.Type XXI U-boat " Elektroboot" (Electric boat) – the first U-boat designed to operate completely submerged, 118 were built but only 4 were completed. In the German language, the term Wunderwaffe generally refers to a universal solution which solves all problems related to a particular issue, mostly used ironically for its illusionary nature. Mark Axworthy, London: Arms and Armour, 1995, Third Axis, Fourth Ally: Romanian Armed Forces in the European War, 1941–1945, pp. 228–235 Witkowski, Igor (2003). The Truth about the Wunderwaffe. Bruce Wenham (trans). Books International Militaria. ISBN 83-88259-16-4. Witkowski postulated Xerum 525 was likely an irradiated form of mercury used in the creation of a form of plasma that was intended as a weapon and/or propulsion system, and which may have been capable of distorting spacetime.

Type XI – a U-boat designed to carry the Arado Ar 231 collapsible floatplane and have 128mm turrets; four were laid down but canceled at the outbreak of World War II. Flakpanzer IV " Kugelblitz" (Ball Lightning) –A Panzer IV-based self-propelled anti-aircraft gun; five prototypes built. I (1942) – a planned 56,500 ton aircraft carrier, converted from a transport; cancelled before work started. We are about leadership – the 9.9 kind Building a leading media company out of India. And, grooming new leaders for this promising industry.

Witkowski, Igor (2000, 2003). The Truth About the Wunderwaffe. Transl., Bruce Wenham. Farnborough, England: Books International/European History Press. Elefant (Ferdinand) - A heavy tank destroyer, mounting a 8.8 cm Pak 43/2 L/71 gun, 91 units produced. Messerschmitt Me 264 – an Amerikabomber candidate with four inline or radial engines and a range of 15,000km, three airworthy prototypes built and flown.