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To: Freedom4US
Eisenhower, among others, mentioned had they focused on V2 production just a slightly earlier in the timeframe, D-Day would have been a dicey affair.

Really? I dispute that! The V2 was far too inaccurate to effectively use against the amphibious landing forces of D-Day.

The V2's targeting inadequacies limited its use to striking cities.

Besides being inherently inaccurate, the V2 rocket needed navigation data; the kind that couldn't be obtained "on the fly" for newly-discovered and dynamic targets like advancing armies in the first days of D-Day. Everything had to be precisely calculated back at headquarters. The launch ramps were mobile, and their planned position likewise had to be known before-hand.

Can't find the actual numbers right now, but I don't think that more than TEN were ever launched on any given day (under the best of conditions). And ten V2 rockets would not have seriously impacted D-Day.

I seriously doubt that Ike said that.

Regards,

34 posted on 08/10/2026 9:07:15 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: alexander_busek

“I seriously doubt that Ike said that”

I know this sounds crazy and all, but you could, you know, look it up. LOL

Jeeze Louise


36 posted on 08/10/2026 9:31:49 AM PDT by Freedom4US
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