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Retlaw · 20-10-2006, 22:57

[quote=Tealeaf]The V1 was pretty much a speculative weapon which had no GPS or preplanned flight programme like the modern cruise missile, it was simply aimed in the direction of the target and came down when it ran out of fuel. The Ossy one was probably aimed at Manchester and veered off and overshot.

The doodlebug did have a guidance system, it had a small radio receiver built in which controlled the rudder. The Germans transmitted three different signals, the central one which was the supposed flight path, the other two signals were to correct the rudder if it veered off course left or right. The right hand signal (coming from the continent) was jammed by the British, causing most of them to crash in the North Sea.
Walter.

20-10-2006, 22:57	#35
Retlaw I am Banned Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Accrington. Posts: 4,627 Liked: 601 times Rep Power: 0	Re: What was accrington like during the war? [quote=Tealeaf]The V1 was pretty much a speculative weapon which had no GPS or preplanned flight programme like the modern cruise missile, it was simply aimed in the direction of the target and came down when it ran out of fuel. The Ossy one was probably aimed at Manchester and veered off and overshot. The doodlebug did have a guidance system, it had a small radio receiver built in which controlled the rudder. The Germans transmitted three different signals, the central one which was the supposed flight path, the other two signals were to correct the rudder if it veered off course left or right. The right hand signal (coming from the continent) was jammed by the British, causing most of them to crash in the North Sea. Walter.