Regulus: The Forgotten WeaponIn the closing months of World War II, guided missile technology blossomed as a technological breakthrough for the delivery of offensive weapons. Late in the war, Germany introduced its V 1 and V 2 missile systems, and the Soviet ballistic missile program late in the decade heightened the need for a U. S. intermediate range missile program. During this period, the Chance Vought Aircraft Corporation, famous for its F4U Corsair aircraft among others,