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Originally Posted by PershingOfLSU What you're forgetting is that the first atomic bombs were incredibly heavy. Little boy weighed 9,000 pounds. Germany did not have a strategic bomber force. The Ju-188 could carry 4,400 pounds, the H-111 could cary 2,200 pounds. A V2 could only carry one ton, and the V3 is just a cross channel weapon. Hypothetically the Luftwaffe could have used a strategic bomber prototype to deliver an atomic weapon, not that one existed. |
I am assuming you are talking about the Ju287 which had a capacity of 8900lb and the prototypes flew in mid 1944, given its performance stats it would have been a tough job for the Allies to bring down.
Ju 287 Forward Swept Wing Bomber
Performance:
Maximum Speed: 348 mph (560km/h)
Maximum Speed: 537 mph (865km/h)
Initial Climb Rate: 2,697 ft/min ( 822 m/min ) at sea level
Ceiling: 35,400 ft (10,800m)
Range: 985 miles (1585km) with maximum bombload
However on the whole I agree with you it would have been very difficult for Germany to drop a nuke given the total allied superiority.
PS I am not sure what I was thinking but I was under the impression that the V3 was to be the "trans-atlantic" missle.