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The V-2 missiles were launched from various sites to avoid Allied air attacks. The V-2 launch group had to be, therefore, highly mobile and capable of movement off the road. The specialized support vehicles and efficient supply methods of the V-2 contributed greatly to the successful operational record compiled by German rocket troops. The firing of up to 8-12 missiles per day by some batteries showed the ruggedness in ingenuity of these vehicles. Some vehicles were adapted from existing Wehrmacht or Luftwaffe equipment and proved quite compatible.
The V-2 rockets used two-component fuel - so-called T-Stoff, and B-Stoff (Alcohol).
The Opel Blitz Ausf S Kessel-Kw. 3t tanker carried 640 gallons of T-stoff (85% hydrogen peroxide & 15% water), which was highly corrosive to any organic material, so it could only be stored in aluminum containers. The vehicle was equipped with a rear pump, capacity 66 gallons per minute, and a hand pump 21 gallons per minute. Weight loaded 13,000 lb. It would require at least 2 tanker trucks to fill the large tank on each V2. Three trucks could fill 2 rockets.
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