Q&A · 53:16-56:12

Could Germany have put V-weapons aboard warships?

A late-war missile question separates technical possibility from Germany's shrinking opportunity to convert warships.

Question

If World War II continued, could Germany have mounted V-1-type missiles on its ships?

Short answer

Possibly if the technology arrived earlier, but the actual timing left little opportunity. The panel speculates about removing cruiser turrets to fit a V-1 launch ramp.

Notes

By the time Germany had V-weapons, the approaching Allied armies left little opportunity to convert and employ warships. An earlier arrival of the technology might have encouraged experiments, but that changes the premise of the war. Dragon suggests removing the aft turrets from surviving Königsberg- or Leipzig-class cruisers and fitting a V-1 launch ramp. Improved stability is offered as a possibility within that speculative conversion, not as a tested result. The exchange gives no completed design or demonstrated shipboard missile capability.