Nazi Inventions during WWII
Nazi Germany held a significant technological edge over other nation’s militaries during the lead-up to the war in Europe (Scott N. Romaniuk, Tobias J. Burgers, Shih-Yueh Yang 2017). Many people don’t even know about the many projects Hitler tried to keep secret. Scientist and researchers are still finding out many things that happened in Nazi Germany, during WWII.
Hitler had many secret projects; many of these no one ever knew about. One of which was the Horten Ho 229. It was designed to carry 2,000 pounds of armaments while flying at 49,00 feet, at speeds of 600 mph. It was considered the grandfather of smart bombs. It was the was the world’s first stealth aircraft, it took its first flight in 1944 (Lockie 2015). …show more content…
From tanks to nerve agents, much of Nazi wartime advancements transcended the second world war and served a different political order. For instance The Goliath “referred to as the doodlebug” by allies, was a remotely operated bomb designed and developed to destroy enemy tanks but could also be used against enemy infantry or installations. It came into service in 1942 (Scott N. Romaniuk, Tobias J. Burgers, Shih-Yueh Yang 2017). The Nazi’s devoloped something called the Goliath tracked mine. The Goliath tracked mine was anything but Goliath-like in stature. The mini tank was controlled with a joystick. The mini tank was powered by two electric motors, later replaced by gas burners. Goliath was designed to carry between 133 and 220 pounds of high explosives. Goliath was used to navigate minefields and deliver its explosive payload to defensive positions. The Nazi’s built more than 7,000 Goliaths during the war. It paved the way for radio-controlled weapons (Lockie …show more content…
Now, the sonic cannon may sound like something out of a sci-fi film but it was very real. Using a methane gas combustion chamber and two large parabolic reflectors the sonic cannon was said to be able to cause vertigo and nausea by vibrating the middle ear bones.When used within 200 meters, the infrasound waves were said to be able to repeatedly compress and release organ tissues and fluids, resulting in combustion. Luckily for us, the sonic cannon never made it past testing because the large system proved vulnerable to enemy fire (“Top…”
Nazi Germany held a significant technological edge over other nation’s militaries during the lead-up to the war in Europe (Scott N. Romaniuk, Tobias J. Burgers, Shih-Yueh Yang 2017). Many people don’t even know about the many projects Hitler tried to keep secret. Scientist and researchers are still finding out many things that happened in Nazi Germany, during WWII.
Hitler had many secret projects; many of these no one ever knew about. One of which was the Horten Ho 229. It was designed to carry 2,000 pounds of armaments while flying at 49,00 feet, at speeds of 600 mph. It was considered the grandfather of smart bombs. It was the was the world’s first stealth aircraft, it took its first flight in 1944 (Lockie 2015). …show more content…
From tanks to nerve agents, much of Nazi wartime advancements transcended the second world war and served a different political order. For instance The Goliath “referred to as the doodlebug” by allies, was a remotely operated bomb designed and developed to destroy enemy tanks but could also be used against enemy infantry or installations. It came into service in 1942 (Scott N. Romaniuk, Tobias J. Burgers, Shih-Yueh Yang 2017). The Nazi’s devoloped something called the Goliath tracked mine. The Goliath tracked mine was anything but Goliath-like in stature. The mini tank was controlled with a joystick. The mini tank was powered by two electric motors, later replaced by gas burners. Goliath was designed to carry between 133 and 220 pounds of high explosives. Goliath was used to navigate minefields and deliver its explosive payload to defensive positions. The Nazi’s built more than 7,000 Goliaths during the war. It paved the way for radio-controlled weapons (Lockie …show more content…
Now, the sonic cannon may sound like something out of a sci-fi film but it was very real. Using a methane gas combustion chamber and two large parabolic reflectors the sonic cannon was said to be able to cause vertigo and nausea by vibrating the middle ear bones.When used within 200 meters, the infrasound waves were said to be able to repeatedly compress and release organ tissues and fluids, resulting in combustion. Luckily for us, the sonic cannon never made it past testing because the large system proved vulnerable to enemy fire (“Top…”