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A9/A10/A11/A12 |
 | | The A12 has been named as the designation for a true orbital launch vehicle, as sketched out at Peenemuende. |
 | | The reconstruction here is purely an estimate, assuming the A12 stage followed the design philosophy of the A11 drawing. |
 | | Unless development of a new engine was planned, no fewer than 50 A-10 engines would have been required in the first stage, presaging Von Braun's design of 1948/1952. |
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