▁after ▁firing ▁the ▁ro cket ▁motor ▁was ▁ign ited ▁and ▁the ▁project ile ▁was ▁acceler ated ▁through ▁the ▁str atos phere . ▁When ▁the ▁ro cket ▁bur nt ▁out ▁the ▁center ▁section ▁containing ▁the ▁ro cket ▁motor ▁fell ▁away ▁and ▁the ▁project ile ▁continued ▁on ▁its ▁course . ▁The ▁maximum ▁range ▁for ▁this ▁project ile ▁was ▁ ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁weight ▁of ▁the ▁ro cket ▁motor ▁the ▁project ile ▁carried ▁less ▁explos ives . ▁ ▁Sur v iving ▁guns ▁A ▁K 5 ( E ) ▁is ▁preserved ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Or dn ance ▁Museum ▁in ▁Fort ▁Lee ▁( P eters burg , ▁Virginia ). ▁Leopold ▁was ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Aber de en ▁Pro ving ▁Gr ound , ▁( A ber de en , ▁Maryland ) ▁where ▁it ▁under w ent ▁tests ▁and ▁evalu ations . ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁it ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Fort ▁Lee , ▁Virginia ▁() ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Base ▁Rel ocation ▁and ▁Cl os ure ▁( BR AC ) ▁Act . ▁ ▁The ▁guns ▁were ▁discovered ▁on ▁a ▁rail road ▁s iding ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁C iv it ave c chia , ▁on ▁ 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁al lies ▁occupied ▁Rome . ▁Robert ▁had ▁been ▁partially ▁destroyed ▁by ▁the ▁gun ▁crew ▁before ▁they ▁surrender ed ▁and ▁Leopold ▁was ▁also ▁dam aged ▁but ▁not ▁as ▁badly . ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁surv iving ▁gun ▁can ▁be ▁seen