Exactly... the Germans as well. Always looking for a wonder weapon that would save them.
The V2 is an example. The Germans spent the money of the Manhattan project and produced the bombs on target of exactly 2 eighth air force raids. And it killed more people in production than in use.
Magical thinking.
[snip] According to a 2011 BBC documentary,[6] the attacks from V-2s resulted in the deaths of an estimated 9,000 civilians and military personnel, and a further 12,000 forced laborers and concentration camp prisoners died as a result of their forced participation in the production of the weapons. [/snip]
(from wikipedia)
correct. a V2 is pretty much useless against a million and a half really mad soviet soldiers and about 900,000 really mad Americans, Brits, and Canadians.