Comments by "Adam Bainbridge" (@AdamMGTF) on "Why the V1 Flying Bomb couldn't turn the tide of WW2" video.

@Wolfsschanze99 ICBM means intercontinental ballistic missile. The v2 wasn't intercontinental. It's range wasn't enough to reach London from Germany. But it was a major technical achievement. And resulted in the death and misery of thousands of slave labourers (probably causing more suffering to the builders than to those whom it was aimed at)
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@florinivan6907 what he said. The v1 was aimed at London (the largest city in Europe). Because hitting anything smaller was impossible. Even hitting a city size target wasn't a given.
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I'd say it's in exaggeration to say they didn't add one day to the war. The allies put a disproportionate amount of effort into combatting the v weapons. This effort could have been spent more profitably. Its impossible to quantify. But shouldn't be dismissed.
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@raypurchase801 I'm not sure I can agree there. Churchill had to use every drop of diplomacy he had to stop the americans from invading northern Europe in 43. On top of that, Stalin was hounding for a second front and by mid 44, the red army was on a one way March to Berlin. There is no way either Churchill or Roosevelt wanted to watch the USSR defeat Germany on their own. By Casablanca, the two western allies were already thinking about the post war political situation. Had the u boats been more successful, I'm sure overlord would still go ahead. Even if resources had to be taken from the Italian front and or the strategic bombing campaign. Plus. Had the v1-3 programs been cancelled. Those scientists would probably have been drafted. Not much need for rocket scientists when it comes to u boat design. Its doubtful that manufacturing capacity would be absorbed by the u boats either. The km had huge quality control issues with the u boats as it was. They needed skilled workers, not a fresh batch of slaves. You could argue that expertise would have helped in jet fighter development. But Hitler was the reason the 262 didn't have an impact. And that wouldn't have changed if the v program didn't happen. I can't see any way Germany could have prolonged the war. Even as early as January 43 (notable as the time when the americans properly got stuck in). The end date was always going to be before Christmas 45.
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The v1s could have been mind controlled and the outcome wouldn't have changed a great deal. Unconditional surrender was agreed at Casablanca. It wasn't and couldn't be changed as a policy. The v1 carried a small explosive warhead and wasn't armour piercing. It had huge backing as one of Hitler's pet projects. Yet by the start of 1945 they were largely ineffective. By the time the v1 was in mass production, the allied lead in both manpower and material, not to mention technology. Was so far ahead of Germany. The outcome was all but inevitable. Forget the west. Just think of the size the red army was by that point. The nazi propaganda called them wonder weapons. Nothing short of magic or an act of God could have won them the war by mid 44.
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@1:43 the leveling of German cities was described by Goebells in his own diaries as a propoganda disaster. The narrator makes sense to me? If they mention the twenty committee, then that's a whole other side story. They can only include so much information and keep within a sensible time limit. Much like cutting down the word count in an essay.
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There was even trials to launch from u boats. Laughably they wanted to launch v2s from the decks of u boats against America. Not realistic in the slightest. There's no way I can think of that either v weapon (nor the v3) could have won Germany the war. Even if they had 100 times as many. The only way the vengeance weapons could alter the outcome of the war. Was in the heads of the nazi high court and those few who believed their propoganda. Thank god.
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@liamworne4345 indeed, through they never managed to make decent engines, the lifespan of the 003 was absurdly short. Thankfully the Nazi system really stymied development. Otherwise air supremacy may have taken a few more months.
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