You Won’t Believe the Rockets 16th Century Germans Concocted!

Germany has always been a power-hungry, cutthroat nation as history has proven. Their aspiration to subjugate their neighboring countries has invoked both World Wars, but their ambition for supremacy predates those conflicts by centuries. New documents have surfaced that provide a look into the minds of 16th century German battle tactics, and they were way ahead of their time!

Rocket propelled grenades, or RPG’s, were developed in the 20th century, but the Germans of 1530 had the same idea with much more primitive technology. Animals were a huge part of warfare in these crude times and were utilized in a multitude of ways.  So, the krauts contemplated combining the two by strapping bombs to the backs of felines and birthed the concept of ROCKET CATS!!!