German V-1 Buzz Bomb WWI

The V-1 was a German pulsejet-powered flying bomb used during the Second World War, with attacks beginning in 1944. It was not a First World War weapon. Its simple guidance and unmanned attack role differed from the ballistic V-2.

Developed as the Fieseler Fi 103, the weapon relied on a preset flight path rather than a pilot directing it toward an individual battlefield target. Ground ramps in occupied Europe launched many attacks, particularly against London and later Antwerp. Allied countermeasures combined fighters, anti-aircraft guns, barrage balloons, and attacks on launch infrastructure. Its characteristic pulsejet sound led to the buzz-bomb nickname. Inaccuracy meant attacks endangered broad urban areas, and production also involved the exploitation of forced labor within Germany’s wartime armaments system.

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Tabletop use

Suitable for period-appropriate custom scenarios in Global War 1936, Global Empires, and compatible Axis & Allies games. Use suitable scenario or house rules for unit statistics and any technology upgrades. This piece does not supply additional game rules.

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