Re: Multi-genre Dirtside II at conventions...

----- Original Message -----
From: "Flak Magnet" <flakmagnet@tabletop-battlezone.com>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Flak Magnet" <flakmagnet@tabletop-battlezone.com>
> >
> > > Definitely no missiles for WWII.
> >
> > Actually, Germany developed and (very occasionally) used various
missile
> > types during the war. If you want to do an alternate history
'Wehrmacht
> > 1946'  scenario you could use them. For a normal game, better leave
them
> > out.
>
> Missiles, or rockets?  My understanding of the two terms is that
> Missiles are guided, capable of in-flight adjustments to their
> trajectory and rockets are "dumb" basically rising on a booster and
> falling where the trajectory takes them.

Missiles.

The well-known V1 Doodlebug and the V2 Rocket both had simple gyroscopic
guidance system. This made them autonomous missiles, rather than
externally
guided missiles.

There were a number of guided missiles for anti-aircraft, anti-ship and
anti-tank use. The anti-ship missiles saw some fairly successful use,
the
others were in advanced testing when the war ended and gave the Allies
lots
of ideas.

Some relevant websites:
http://www.geocities.com/pentagon/2833/wonder/missile/missile.html
http://www.geocities.com/Augusta/8172/panzerfaust12.htm
http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/rpav_germany_mess.html
http://www.walter-rockets.i12.com/missiles/enzian2.htm
http://www.nasm.si.edu/nasm/dsh/artifacts/RM-RhineI.htm
http://www.cloudster.com/RealHardware/Rheintochter/RheintochterTop.htm

Greetings
Karl Heinz