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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 (highly-volatile mix of 85% hydrogen peroxide and 15% water), and B-Stoff (Alcohol).
Kfz.385 B-Stoff Fuel tanker, based on well-proved Opel-Blitz 3t chassis, was originally designed as Luftwaffe airfield bouser, but became standard V-2 troop vehicle. Unlike T-Stoff tanker, based on the same chassis (Lw35019 kit), it had quite simple construction, wooden cabin, and would need a towed trailer pump.
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