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Old June 3rd, 2007, 01:53 AM
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Default Re: Most Stupid Weapon of WWII

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Originally Posted by Za Rodinu View Post
Pardon my ignorance, but if this wasn't a suicide bomb then what was it?
http://avia.russian.ee/air/germany/fi-103.php

Everything that I've read on this thing says that the pilot was supposed to bail out after puting it into a dive aimed at the selected target. Needless to say, all but a few fanatics were "hip" to the idea. Thus, I'd consider it a stupid weapon. Just imagine trying to bail out of this thing with a pulse jet behind your head while in a steep dive.
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