V-3, Norway to Scapa Flow

[Black Hornet]

My very bad book idea... V-3 set up in Norway to hit Scapa Flow.

Paris gun in WW 1 had a range of 74 miles, the V-3 102 miles, Baby Babylon however had a range of 466 miles. Distance between Stavanger & Aberdeen is 313 miles, Scapa Flow would be a tad less than that.
http://www.mapcrow.info/Distance_bet...vanger_NO.html


The first of these superguns, "Baby Babylon", was a horizontally-mounted device which was simply a prototype for test purposes. It had a bore of 350 mm (13.8 inches), and a barrel length of 46 metres (151 feet).[1] The horizontally-mounted gun was 45 metres long, and weighed some 102 tonnes. After conducting tests with lead projectiles, this gun was set up on a hillside at a 45 degree angle. Supposedly it was able to achieve a range of 750 km, (750 km = 466 mi). Although its mass was similar to some WWII German "superguns", it was not designed to be a mobile weapon.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Babylon


Of course the V-3 would've had to have been worked on starting late 20's or something for this to have even the slightest remote hint of feasibility, but it's Saturday & I'm obviously bored, so here it is.

[Black Hornet]

Well, that was a smash hit. As to spotting, the JU 86 with pressurized cockpit might work, or a U-boat with an FA 330 could be used.

JU 86 P-2 was used immediately on reconnaissance missions over the England at heights of 41,000ft (12500m). During this time they remained totally undetected. Even sorties over the Home Fleet anchorage of Scapa Flow were completed. Because of the height in which they could fly, the Ju86Ps were immune to fighter attack,
http://airrecce.co.uk/WW2/recce_ac/LuftAR3.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focke-Achgelis_Fa_330

The Focke-Achgelis FA 330 Bachstelze (English: Wagtail) was a type of rotary-wing kite, known as a gyroglider or rotor kite. They were towed behind German U-boats during World War II to allow a lookout to see farther.



British would try & bomb it, but it could be well cemented in, plus if one could build 1, one could build 5. The wind usually goes from UK to Norway, northwesterly direction, but clear weather days would present themselves also.

As work on the V-3 only began in 43 & near complete in 44, one can't help but wonder if such a project had been started in late 20's what it's capacity would've been by the 40's.

[Black Hornet]

A good V-3 site. Speer intended to build 50 of these, but 44 is a bit late for such a plan.


http://www.combatreform.org/everhearoftheV3.htm

Unlike conventional rifled weapons of the day, the smooth-bore gun fired a fin-stabilized shell, dependent upon aerodynamic rather than gyroscopic forces to prevent tumbling, which resulted in a higher drag coefficient.[5]

Obturation problems were solved by placing a sealing piston between the projectile and the initial propellant charge, which in turn prevented the flash from the charge from getting ahead of the projectile and solved the problem of controlling the detonation of the secondary charges.


Trials were held at Misdroy from May 20-24, 1944 with ranges of up to 88 km being attained.

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