Talk:Vergeltungswaffe

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[edit] Merge?

These pages are about the same topic. maybe the merge should be the other way as it's English language but Vergeltungswaffe is the original name.Shimbo 14:08, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

What would be the most commonly known English name (if it had one) for this article - I think it'd be "V weapons". GraemeLeggett 14:25, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

Vengeance weapon (and Vengence weapon for those of us who can't spell) are both already redirects to Reprisal weapon. I'm not really bothered which page is kept as long as there's only one. I'd agree "V-weapons" is the most common English name, the problem seems to be that the original German phrase can translate several ways, which is why I lean slightly towards making this the main page and redirecting the others to it. Shimbo 16:49, 8 May 2006 (UTC)

I merged Reprisal weapon to this article, as stated by Shimbo, Vergeltungswaffe is the original name. --Nkcs 03:29, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Countermeasures

I have heard stories of Spitfire pilots using their planes' wings to contact V1's wings, to tilt them and send them off-target. Anyone know of definitive sources ?--195.137.93.171 (talk) 17:39, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

This is true, but it is already covered in V-1 flying bomb. This page is an overview of all the Vergeltungswaffe and so doesn't go into that much detail.--Shimbo (talk) 18:38, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Is the Immolated Child Necessary?

I know it was put in to show the horror and simply facts of the weapon, but the picture of the child who had been killed and set on fire might disturb some people - is it really necessary? I won't delete it, but hope that someone else might. 213.78.183.91 (talk) 15:23, 8 March 2008 (UTC)