Wunderwaffe

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Wunderwaffen is German for "wonder weapons", and was a term assigned during World War II by the Nazi propaganda ministry to a few revolutionary "superweapons". Because these weapons did not always fulfill their promised capabilities, a slang abbreviation of the term appeared in German society as a bit of ridicule: Wuwa, pronounced "voo-vah".

Some of the wunderwaffen have been incorrectly associated with the Vergeltungswaffen.

Contents 1 Naval Vessels 2 Bombs and Explosives 3 Tanks 4 Missiles 5 Jet aircraft 6 Rifles 7 Rocket aircraft 8 Support equipment 9 In fiction 10 Links

[edit] Naval Vessels

• Type XXI U-boat

[edit] Bombs and Explosives

• German nuclear energy project

[edit] Tanks

• Panzer VIII "Maus"

[edit] Missiles

• Wasserfall missile

[edit] Jet aircraft

• Focke-Wulf Ta 183
• Messerschmitt Me 262
• Heinkel He 280
• Arado Ar 234

[edit] Rifles

• Sturmgewehr 44

[edit] Rocket aircraft

• Me 163 Komet
• Me 263
• Bachem Ba 349

[edit] Support equipment

• Zielgerät 1229 Vampir night-vision equipment

[edit] In fiction

• The video game Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe.
• The Battlefield 1942 expansion Secret Weapons of World War II

[edit] Links

• Truth About The Wunderwaffe book