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