In 1944-45, German V-2 missiles were launched from various sites to avoid Allied air attacks. The very widely used in German army half-tracked prime-mover Sd.Kfz.7 was converted to an armored launch control vehicle (the Sd.Kfz.7/3 Feuerleitpanzer) and became the heart of the V-2 rocket launching units.

The vehicle, having an armored shelter superstructure, mounted on the rear of the half-track, would be positioned about 100 meters from the missile launch pad. The protective measures were intended to shield the crew in case the missile collapsed on the pad and exploded.