V2 stands for Vergeltungwaffe 2, called A4 until 1943.

It is the number two retaliatory weapon and the first ground-to-ground strategic ballistic missile.

  • Longueur : 14,03 m
  • Largeur : 3,56 m
  • Diamètre : 1,65 m
  • Poids à vide : 4 tonnes
  • Poids au décollage : 12 tonnes
  • Charge explosive : 1 tonne d'Amatol ou Nippolit
  • Poids du carburant : Oxygène liquide : 4,7 tonnes
  • Alcool : 2,8 tonnes

Weight of turbopump liquids: 0.0076 tonnes of potassium permanganate and 0.175 tonnes of hydrogen peroxide.

The mixture of these two liquids produced a vapour which mixed in the combustion chamber with liquid oxygen and alcohol sent under pressure.