V-1 flying bomb - Quiz
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  • 1. What was the main explosive used in the V-1 warhead?
A) TNT
B) Rdx
C) Dynamite
D) Amatol, 52A+
  • 2. How much explosive did the V-1 warhead contain?
A) 320 kg
B) 500 kg
C) 1000 kg
D) 850 kg
  • 3. How many fuses did the V-1 warhead have?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
  • 4. What could trigger the electrical fuse of the V-1 warhead?
A) Altitude sensor
B) Radio signal
C) Timer
D) Nose or belly impact
  • 5. What was the function of the slow-acting mechanical fuse?
A) Allowing deeper penetration into the ground
B) Triggering mid-air detonation
C) Preventing early launch
D) Disarming the bomb
  • 6. What was the purpose of the delayed action fuse set to go off two hours after launch?
A) To serve as a booby trap for enemy soldiers
B) To ensure the engine stopped
C) To control the final descent speed
D) To avoid the risk of the secret weapon being examined by the British
  • 7. Why was almost no dud V-1 recovered by the British?
A) The warheads completely disintegrated
B) The fusing systems were very reliable
C) The Germans remotely detonated them
D) The British never found any crash sites
  • 8. What was the apparatus used to propel ground-launched V-1s called?
A) Zubringerwagen
B) Schlitzrohrschleuder
C) Anlassgerät
D) Dampferzeuger
  • 9. What chemicals were mixed to generate steam in the Walter catapult?
A) Gasoline and oxygen
B) Nitric acid and ethanol
C) Water and calcium carbide
D) Hydrogen peroxide and sodium permanganate
  • 10. Who designed the WR 2.3 Schlitzrohrschleuder?
A) Argus
B) Hermann Göring
C) Hellmuth Walter KG
D) Oberst Schmalschläger
  • 11. What was the common misconception regarding the steam launch of the V-1?
A) It was to allow the engine to start running
B) It was to save fuel consumption
C) It was to guide the missile straight
D) It was to warm up the warhead
  • 12. What was the actual reason for using the steam launch?
A) The Argus had insufficient power to propel the V-1 to a speed above its stall speed
B) To clear the launch ramp of debris
C) To hide the launch location in steam
D) To provide extra electrical power to the autopilot
  • 13. How long was the V-1 launch rail?
A) 49 m
B) 215 m
C) 6 m
D) 36 m
  • 14. When did production of the Walter catapult begin?
A) January 1944
B) February 1944
C) June 1943
D) Spring 1944
  • 15. What launch speed did the Walter catapult accelerate the V-1 to?
A) 640 km/h
B) 550 km/h
C) 240 km/h
D) 320 km/h
  • 16. What was the minimum operational speed needed for the V-1?
A) 400 km/h
B) 240 km/h
C) 550 km/h
D) 320 km/h
  • 17. At what speed did the V-1 reach the British coast?
A) 640 km/h
B) 550 km/h
C) 320 km/h
D) 240 km/h
  • 18. What speed did the V-1 reach by the time it hit London?
A) 550 km/h
B) 700 km/h
C) 320 km/h
D) 640 km/h
  • 19. Why did the V-1 continue to accelerate as it flew towards London?
A) Its fuel burned off
B) Tailwinds pushed it forward
C) Its engine increased thrust
D) It entered a steep dive
  • 20. How much fuel did the V-1 carry?
A) 570 L
B) 320 L
C) 150 L
D) 850 L
  • 21. Who decided on launching the V-1 using large launch bunkers on 18 June 1943?
A) Hellmuth Walter
B) Hermann Göring
C) Oberst Schmalschläger
D) Hitler
  • 22. What were the large launch bunkers for the V-1 called?
A) Einsatzstellungen
B) Wasserwerk
C) Dampferzeuger
D) Stellungsystem
  • 23. What was the length of a Wasserwerk bunker?
A) 36 m
B) 10 m
C) 49 m
D) 215 m
  • 24. Which of the following was an initial Wasserwerk bunker location?
A) Wasserwerk London
B) Wasserwerk Rouen
C) Wasserwerk Calais
D) Wasserwerk Desvres
  • 25. Which military unit operated Stellungsystem-I?
A) Flak Regiment 155(W)
B) Walter Brigade
C) Flak Regiment 255(W)
D) Argus Regiment
  • 26. In which region was Stellungsystem-I located?
A) London region
B) Normandy region
C) Pas-de-Calais region
D) Rouen region
  • 27. What was the purpose of Stellungsystem-II?
A) To manufacture catapults
B) To act as a reserve unit
C) To serve as the main command center
D) To test new warheads
  • 28. Which military unit operated Stellungsystem-III?
A) FR 100(W)
B) FR 155(W)
C) FR 355(W)
D) FR 255(W)
  • 29. Where was Stellungsystem-III located?
A) In the Pas-de-Calais region
B) Near London
C) In northern Germany
D) Between Rouen and Caen
  • 30. What shape did the J-shaped stowage buildings look like on aerial reconnaissance photographs?
A) A horseshoe
B) A boomerang
C) An anchor
D) A ski on its side
  • 31. What was special about the compass correction building at the launch sites?
A) It was mobile
B) It was completely underground
C) It was constructed without ferrous metal
D) It was built out of wood only
  • 32. How long did it take to construct each Einsatzstellungen launch site?
A) One year
B) Two weeks
C) 7-8 days
D) Two months
  • 33. How many men were required to construct an Einsatzstellungen launch site?
A) 100 men
B) 15 men
C) 40 men
D) 10 men
  • 34. How long did the Walter catapult take to erect for operational use?
A) One month
B) Two weeks
C) 7–8 days
D) 24 hours
  • 35. What was the loading trolley used to transfer the missile to the launch ramp called?
A) Zubringerwagen
B) Anlassgerät
C) Dampferzeuger
D) Schlitzrohrschleuder
  • 36. What device provided compressed air for the engine intake and initial electrical supply?
A) Schlitzrohrschleuder
B) Anlassgerät
C) Zubringerwagen
D) Dampferzeuger
  • 37. What brand of spark plug was used to start the V-1 engine?
A) Bosch
B) Argus
C) Siemens
D) Walter
  • 38. How long did it take for the V-1 pulse-jet engine to reach full power after starting?
A) 30 seconds
B) 2 minutes
C) 2 seconds
D) 7 seconds
  • 39. What was the codename used for the design of the V-1?
A) Maikäfer
B) Kirschkern
C) Krähe
D) Tornado
  • 40. What material was primarily used to construct the fuselage of the V-1?
A) Plywood
B) Welded sheet steel
C) Aluminum
D) Cast iron
  • 41. What material was used to build the wings of the V-1?
A) Canvas
B) Welded sheet steel
C) Plywood
D) Plastic
  • 42. What did 'Maikäfer' translate to in English?
A) Cherry stone
B) Crow
C) Buzz bomb
D) May bug
  • 43. By whose orders was the V-1 briefly known as Maikäfer and Krähe in Germany?
A) Gosslau's
B) Hitler's
C) Lusser's
D) Askania's
  • 44. What was the German name 'Krähe' translated to in English?
A) Crow
B) Doodlebug
C) Cherry stone
D) May bug
  • 45. What forced gasoline from the fuel tank into the fuel jets?
A) Ram pressure
B) Compressed air
C) Gravity feed
D) A mechanical fuel pump
  • 46. What controlled the fuel flow by connecting to altitude and ram pressure instruments?
A) A flap valve grid
B) A spark plug
C) A throttle valve
D) A vane anemometer
  • 47. Whose spring-controlled flap valve system was used in the pulsejet engine?
A) Lusser's
B) Schmidt's
C) Askania's
D) Gosslau's
  • 48. What experimental attack boat used the V-1's pulsejet engine?
A) Maikäfer
B) Gotha Go 145
C) Tornado
D) Kirschkern
  • 49. What was the Tornado attack boat assembled from?
A) Discarded submarine parts and steel plates
B) Welded sheet steel and plywood wings
C) Modified glider frames and pontoons
D) Surplus seaplane hulls connected in catamaran fashion
  • 50. On what aircraft did the Argus pulsejet make its first flight on 30 April 1941?
A) Messerschmitt Bf 109
B) Gotha Go 145
C) Tornado seaplane
D) Heinkel He 111
  • 51. Who developed the simple autopilot used in the V-1 guidance system?
A) Schmidt
B) Argus
C) Askania
D) Lusser
  • 52. What instrument maintained the azimuth of the V-1?
A) A magnetic compass
B) A barometric device
C) A pair of gyroscopes
D) A vane anemometer
  • 53. What device maintained the altitude of the V-1?
A) A gyroscope
B) A magnetic compass
C) An odometer
D) A barometric device
  • 54. Where was the magnetic compass located within the V-1?
A) Near the front, within a wooden sphere
B) At the very tip of the nose cone
C) In the tail section near the pulsejet nacelle
D) Directly inside the 640 L fuel tank
  • 55. What was the building called where the V-1 magnetic compass was corrected?
A) Compass Swinging Building (Richthaus)
B) The V-1 Launch Control Center
C) Argus Manufacturing Facility
D) Askania Testing Station
  • 56. Against which city did the German government decide to use the V-1 missile instead of radio-controlled precision attacks?
A) Paris
B) London
C) Brussels
D) Antwerp
  • 57. What was the frequency range of the basic radio transmitter equipped on some flying bombs?
A) 340–450 kHz
B) 100–200 MHz
C) 1000–1500 kHz
D) 10–20 kHz
  • 58. What aerial length was deployed once the radio was switched on over the channel?
A) 300 metres
B) 50 metres
C) 500 metres
D) 120 metres
  • 59. What kind of signal did the V-1 radio transmit to indicate the route and impact zone?
A) An encrypted teletype message
B) A high-frequency radar ping
C) A continuous voice broadcast
D) A coded Morse signal
  • 60. How many rotations of the propeller counted down one number on the odometer?
A) 30 rotations
B) 50 rotations
C) 100 rotations
D) 10 rotations
  • 61. What position was the rudder set to when the control hoses were cut?
A) Full right
B) Maximum deflection
C) Neutral
D) Full left
  • 62. What alerted people under the flight path to the impending impact of a V-1?
A) The sudden silence after the buzzing
B) A flashing Morse code light on the nose
C) The deployment of the 120-metre aerial
D) A loud whistling sound from the spoilers
  • 63. Which weapon's accuracy was the V-1 comparable to by the end of the war?
A) The Gotha Go 145 bomb
B) The Argus 014 torpedo
C) The Tornado guided missile
D) The V-2 rocket
  • 64. What type of weapon was the V-1 flying bomb?
A) Early cruise missile
B) Torpedo
C) Ballistic missile
D) Manned fighter aircraft
  • 65. What was the official Reich Aviation Ministry name for the V-1?
A) FZG 43
B) Kirschkern
C) Höllenhund
D) Fieseler Fi 103
  • 66. Which of the following was an Allied nickname for the V-1?
A) Hellhound
B) Flying torpedo
C) Cherry stone
D) Buzz bomb
  • 67. Where was the V-1 developed in 1942?
A) Berlin Technical University
B) Peenemünde Army Research Center
C) Argus Motoren facility in Munich
D) Arado Flugzeugwerke in Bremen
  • 68. What Allied operation prompted the first V-1 attacks on London?
A) Operation Crossbow
B) Operation Market Garden
C) Operation Overlord
D) Operation Neptune
  • 69. Approximately how many V-1s were fired in total at south-east England?
A) 9,521
B) 100
C) 1,000
D) 2,448
  • 70. After British launch sites were overrun, where did the Germans direct V-1s?
A) Paris
B) Antwerp
C) Rome
D) Berlin
  • 71. When was the last launch site in the Low Countries overrun, ending V-1 attacks?
A) October 1944
B) Christmas Eve 1942
C) 13 June 1944
D) 29 March 1945
  • 72. What was the name of the British operations against the V-1?
A) Operation Gomorrah
B) Operation Thunderclap
C) Operation Crossbow
D) Operation Overlord
  • 73. What was the preliminary design produced by Robert Lusser in April 1942 called?
A) FZG 43
B) Fernfeuer
C) Fi 103 V7
D) P35 Erfurt
  • 74. What was the warhead payload capacity specified for the P35 Erfurt design?
A) 1 ton
B) 500 kilograms
C) 100 kilograms
D) 250 kilograms
  • 75. Who awarded Argus the contract for the engine?
A) Fritz Gosslau
B) Erhard Milch
C) Robert Lusser
D) Paul Schmidt
  • 76. Which company was awarded the contract for the airframe of the V-1?
A) Argus
B) Askania
C) Fieseler
D) C. Lorenz AG
  • 77. When did the first flight of the Fi 103 V7 take place via airdrop from a Fw 200?
A) 27 February 1942
B) 26 May 1943
C) 10 December 1942
D) 30 April 1941
  • 78. Who named the V-1 in June 1944 with Hitler's approval?
A) Robert Lusser
B) Erhard Milch
C) Paul Schmidt
D) Hans Schwarz Van Berkl
  • 79. What Finnish town was the site of V-1 tests in 1944?
A) Tornio
B) Oulu
C) Helsinki
D) Turku
  • 80. What did Finnish soldiers call the V-1 flying bombs?
A) Flying torpedoes
B) Cherry stones
C) Maybugs
D) Hellhounds
  • 81. What was the codename for the remote-controlled aircraft proposed by Argus in October 1939?
A) Kirschkern
B) Höllenhund
C) Fernfeuer
D) Maikäfer
  • 82. How many launch battalions operated from the Pas-de-Calais area during Operation Eisbär?
A) Two
B) Six
C) Four
D) Nine
  • 83. How many launchers were available to the battalions in the Pas-de-Calais area?
A) 1,176
B) 53
C) 72
D) 144
  • 84. How many missiles struck London during the attack on the night of 15/16 June?
A) 144
B) 53
C) 9
D) 73
  • 85. Who ordered attacks on the V-1 sites as a priority due to widespread damage?
A) Montgomery
B) Eisenhower
C) Churchill
D) Erich Heinemann
  • 86. From under which aircraft was the first glide test flight of the V-1 carried out?
A) Hawker Tempest
B) Gloster Meteor
C) Heinkel He 111
D) Focke-Wulf Fw 200
  • 87. Which aircraft was used to launch the first powered trial of the V-1?
A) He 111
B) Gloster Meteor
C) Focke-Wulf Fw 200
D) Hawker Tempest
  • 88. What military unit was responsible for the operational use of the V-1?
A) FR 155(W)
B) LXV Armeekorps z.b.V.
C) 3rd Bomber Wing
D) Kampfgeschwader 3
  • 89. Who commanded the LXV Armeekorps z.b.V.?
A) Adolf Hitler
B) Winston Churchill
C) Eisenhower
D) General der Artillerie z.V. Erich Heinemann
  • 90. What was the theoretical maximum daily launch rate for conventional V-1 sites?
A) About 144
B) About 18
C) About 15
D) About 72
  • 91. What was the highest achieved daily launch rate for conventional V-1 sites?
A) 15
B) 144
C) 18
D) 72
  • 92. Approximately what percentage of V-1s successfully hit their targets?
A) 10%
B) 25%
C) 80%
D) 50%
  • 93. In which neutral country did at least six V-1s erroneously land?
A) Switzerland
B) France
C) Sweden
D) Belgium
  • 94. Which fighter aircraft, along with the Hawker Tempest, was used as a countermeasure against V-1s?
A) Gloster Meteor
B) Focke-Wulf Fw 200
C) Bofors
D) Heinkel He 111
  • 95. By August 1944, approximately what percentage of V-1s were being destroyed by British countermeasures?
A) 10%
B) 40%
C) 80%
D) 25%
  • 96. What technical problem did the Gloster Meteors frequently suffer from when engaging V-1s?
A) Radar malfunctions
B) Fuel leaks
C) Cannon failures
D) Engine overheating
  • 97. How many V-1s were destroyed by the Gloster Meteors?
A) 1,176
B) 1,000
C) 73
D) 13
  • 98. How many V-1s in total were destroyed by aircraft?
A) About 1,176
B) About 1,000
C) About 13
D) About 73
  • 99. How were trial versions of the V-1 launched?
A) Air-launched
B) Static land sites
C) Battleships
D) Submarines
  • 100. Approximately how many V-1s were launched by the Luftwaffe from modified Heinkel He 111s?
A) 1,176
B) 144
C) 72
D) 1,000
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