Basically a V-2 Rocket, it is a launch and pray weapon. Saddam got lucky once during Destert Storm and hit a barracks in Riyad. Good luck Assada... Cause if he launches he is going to be Fried Steak.
Unlike previous Scud versions, the 9K720(SCUD D) had a warhead that separated from the missile's body, and was fitted with its own terminal guidance system. With a TV camera fitted in the nose, the system could compare the target area with data from an onboard computer library.[9] In this way, it was thought to attain a Circular Error Probable (CEP) of 50 m, while retaining the 300 km range of the Scud-B.[5]
R. V. Jones in his wonderful book, “The Wizard War” said that the issue with the V2 as far as the intelligence community was concerned wasn’t “How did they do it?”, but rather “Why did they do it?”
It is estimated that the Germans spent more on the V2 program than the U.S. spent on the Manhattan Project. (The U.S. also spent more on radar research and development during the War than on the Manhattan Project, and radar was actually more important. Radar won the War, the A-Bomb ended it.) It’s hard for the victims of V2 raids to appreciate it, but German rocket research actually aided the allied war effort by diverting resources away from more useful endeavors.
R. V. Jones in his wonderful book, “The Wizard War” said that the issue with the V2 as far as the intelligence community was concerned wasn’t “How did they do it?”, but rather “Why did they do it?”
It is estimated that the Germans spent more on the V2 program than the U.S. spent on the Manhattan Project. (The U.S. also spent more on radar research and development during the War than on the Manhattan Project, and radar was actually more important. Radar won the War, the A-Bomb ended it.) It’s hard for the victims of V2 raids to appreciate it, but German rocket research actually aided the allied war effort by diverting resources away from more useful endeavors.