GERMAN VENGEANCE WEAPON
U.S. TROOPS OBTAIN INFORMATION (Rec. 10.5 a.m.) London, Sept. 29. American Third Army troops during the drive into Germany obtained information of the latest German vengeance weapon—a 14-ton projectile with a reputed explosive radius of two miles, says the Associated Press of . Great
Britain correspondent. According to this information the projectile is 60 feet long. 54 feet in diameter and weighs 14 tons. At the take off it is propelled by a mixture of liquid air and alcohol, is shot into the air vertically and is controlled by radio. It is believed the Germans have not got the new weapon in operation yet.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 79, 30 September 1944, Page 2
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