ROCKET MISSILE NEW THREAT

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 232, 28 June 1944, Page 5

ROCKET MISSILE NEW THREAT

Amazing Pictures From France CAPTURE OF SITES (By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright.) (Received June 27, 8.15 p.m.) LONDON, June 26. The newspapers publish amazing photographs showing the immense size and strength of vast unfinished steel and concrete constructions which have been captured in Normandy, and which, it is believed, were planned for the launching of huge rocket-propelled missiles against England. The aeronautical correspondent of Ine Times” says there is a main ramp 700tt. to 750 ft. long, 50ft. thick and 70ft. wide, with a slight elevation. An extension, which joins the main ramp at right angles, is 300 ft. long, 120 ft. wide and 36ft. deep. Running through the entire length and full width of the extension is a tunnel 20ft. high, , . . All the structures are ot reinforced concrete and deeply embedded in the earth. It is believed that as many as 2000 Todt workers were employed one time on a single unit. , The Germans themselves have inntea at the existence of a new rocket weapon. They describe the flying bomb as revenge weapon No. 1, and threaten that No., 2 will reinforce the flying bomb attacks' in due course. . The correspondent points out that there has been a tendency to confuse rocket propulsion and jet propulsion, but they are distinctly different. A rocket, it aimed at a distant target, would have a high trajectory and would continue to climb till its propellant gave out, after which the missile would fall to the eartn, gaining speed as the force of gravity became stronger. The Germans some time ago were reported to be experimenting with a rocket gun capable of firing a 12 lt>-ton missile more thau 100 miles. The jetpropelled flying bomb now being used is the equivalent of a 20001 b. bomb and has a range of 150 miles.