Editing V-2 rocket (section)

=== Tactical use on German target===

After the US Army captured the [[Ludendorff Bridge]] during the [[Battle of Remagen]] on 7 March 1945, the Germans were desperate to destroy it. On 17 March 1945, they fired eleven V-2 missiles at the bridge, their first use against a tactical target and the only time they were fired on a German target during the war.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bruecke-remagen.de/ausstellung/3-1_en.htm |title="The Watch on the Rhine" Everyday Life of the Soldiers at the Bridge |access-date=25 November 2014 |publisher=Friedensmuseum Brücke von Remagen |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923194759/http://www.bruecke-remagen.de/ausstellung/3-1_en.htm |archive-date=23 September 2015  }}</ref> They could not employ the more accurate {{Lang|de|Leitstrahl}} device because it was oriented towards Antwerp and could not be easily adjusted for another target. Fired from near [[Hellendoorn]], the Netherlands, one of the missiles landed as far away as Cologne, {{convert|40|mi}} to the north, while one missed the bridge by only {{convert|500|to|800|yard}}. They also struck the town of Remagen, destroying a number of buildings and killing at least six American soldiers.<ref name=v2rocket>{{cite web|title=V-2s on Remagen; Attacks on the Ludendorff Bridge|url=http://www.v2rocket.com/start/deployment/v2s-on-remagen.html |website=V2Rocket.com |access-date=14 November 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114012341/http://www.v2rocket.com/start/deployment/v2s-on-remagen.html |archive-date=14 November 2014 }}</ref>