During the 1930s solid fuel rockets were under development in the Soviet Union and Britain. In Britain the interest was for anti-aircraft fire, it quickly became clear that guidance would be required for precision. However, rockets, or 'unrotated projectiles' as they were called could the used for anti-aircraft barrages. A 2-inch rocket using HE or wire obstacle warheads was introduced first to deal with low-level or dive bombing attacks on smaller targets such as airfields. The 3-inch was in development at the end of the inter-war period. COUNT 5
QSN1 What was under development in both the Soviet Union and Britain in the 1930s? ANS1 solid fuel rockets QSN2 Why was Britain mainly interested in solid fuel rockets? ANS2 for anti-aircraft fire QSN3 What were rockets called at this time? ANS3 unrotated projectiles QSN4 How big was the rocket that was introduced to handle dive bombing attacks? ANS4 2-inch QSN5 What size rocket was being developed at the end of the war? ANS5 3-inch