V-2 rocket

world's first short-range guided ballistic missile
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V-2 rocket

Summary

V-2 rocket is a missile model[1]. It ranks in the top 0.58% of missile_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,931 views/month, #4 of 688).[2]

Key Facts

  • V-2 rocket's image is recorded as Fusée V2.jpg[3].
  • V-2 rocket's instance of is recorded as missile model[4].
  • V-2 rocket's operator is recorded as British Army[5].
  • V-2 rocket's operator is recorded as United States Army[6].
  • V-2 rocket's operator is recorded as Soviet Army[7].
  • V-2 rocket's operator is recorded as Canadian Army[8].
  • V-2 rocket's operator is recorded as German Army[9].
  • V-2 rocket's manufacturer is recorded as Mittelwerk[10].
  • V-2 rocket's subclass of is recorded as Aggregate[11].
  • V-2 rocket's subclass of is recorded as ballistic missile[12].
  • V-2 rocket's subclass of is recorded as V-weapons[13].
  • V-2 rocket's designed by is recorded as Peenemünde Army Research Center[14].
  • V-2 rocket's part of is recorded as Aggregate[15].
  • V-2 rocket's Commons category is recorded as V-2 missiles[16].
  • V-2 rocket's country of origin is recorded as Germany[17].
  • V-2 rocket's guidance system is recorded as PIGA accelerometer[18].
  • V-2 rocket's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0811r[19].
  • V-2 rocket's service entry is recorded as +1946-00-00T00:00:00Z[20].
  • V-2 rocket's service retirement is recorded as +1952-01-01T00:00:00Z[21].
  • V-2 rocket's U.S. National Archives Identifier is recorded as 10641046[22].
  • V-2 rocket's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0068777[23].
  • V-2 rocket's described by source is recorded as Blue Paw Print[24].
  • V-2 rocket's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/V-2-missile[25].
  • V-2 rocket's different from is recorded as V2[26].
  • V-2 rocket's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+14'}[27].

Body

Geography

V-2 rocket's part of is recorded as Aggregate[15].

Physical Characteristics

V-2 rocket's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+14'}[27].

Designation and Status

V-2 rocket's instance of is recorded as missile model[4].

Why It Matters

V-2 rocket ranks in the top 0.58% of missile_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,931 views/month, #4 of 688).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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