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True, but as the quote shows, if the V2s came back in at the wrong angle, they effectively exploded. They seems to have come back down at more, or less, the same angle as the they went up at, i.e. almost straight down.rynner2 said:I'm assuming they were seen after launch during the powered, angled, sector of their flight.Pietro_Mercurios said:V2s, being rockets, flew, more, or less, straight up....
http://www.v2platform.nl/book/technical.html
[Book 'V2-VERGELTUNG' from The Hague]
The ballistic trajectory of the V2-rocket
The V2 was a ballistic rocket. The rocket ascended vertically over 4 seconds, after which it followed the programmed trajectory. The rocket ascended over a period of 43 seconds at an angle of 47°. After approximately 65 seconds the fuel supply was cut off to stop the rocket motor. The projectile described a parabolic trajectory and reached a maximum altitude of approximately 97 kilometres.
Rockets that fly more, or less, straight up have a disconcerting tendency to fall straight back down!
A maximum altitude of 95km, with an effective range of 260km, I'll leave the math, for the angle of re-entry, up to you.
Once they were under way, there was no defence.