Meillerwagen
Sign in to saveThe Meillerwagen () was a German World War II trailer used to transport a V-2 rocket from the 'transloading point' of the Technical Troop Area to the launching point, to erect the missile on the Brennstand (), and to act as the service gantry for fuelling and launch preparation.
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- V-2 missile and Meillerwagen at the Treloar Technology Centre in September 2012.JPG
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- Meillerwagen
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18 sectionsContents
- Operation
- Transport
- Setup
- Lift
- Fuelling
- Fuel pipes
- Timeline
- Structure
- Electrics
- Hydraulics
- Platforms
- Accommodations
- Brakes
- Accessories
- Specifications
- Survivors
- Notes
- References
The Meillerwagen () was a German World War II trailer used to transport a V-2 rocket from the 'transloading point' of the Technical Troop Area to the launching point, to erect the missile on the Brennstand (), and to act as the service gantry for fuelling and launch preparation.
The unofficial 'Meillerwagen' name was often used in official documents and refers to a parts supplier for the trailer, Meiller-Kipper GmbH of Munich, Germany (founded 1850). The Peenemünde Army Research Center designed the Meillerwagen, and the Gollnow & Son company assembled the Meillerwagen from supplied components. The Meillerwagen was assembled with Italian and Russian prisoner laborers of the Lager Rebstock. The Meillerwagen was vehicle code number 102 of several vehicles in a V-2 launching battery, which included an 8-ton half-track launch control vehicle. Launching of V-2s from mobile equipment was studied under code name Regenwurm ("Earthworm") to replace bunkers such as at the Watten bunker.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Meillerwagen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.