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To: fugazi

Sorry but the German V1 was the first real cruise missile

3 posted on 10/19/2018 7:26:04 AM PDT by tophat9000 (Tophat9000)

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To: tophat9000

The first cruise missiles

4 posted on 10/19/2018 7:28:32 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)

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To: tophat9000

And the rocket equipped, guided Hs 293 was operationally used in Aug 1943, pre-dating the US one shown in the first post.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henschel_Hs_293

6 posted on 10/19/2018 7:50:36 AM PDT by az_gila

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I would guess that being guided rather than pointed in the general direction is part of the description. The V1 was more a jet engine (of sorts) propelled artillery shell.

7 posted on 10/19/2018 11:56:12 AM PDT by doorgunner69

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