Might have been a 'G ' problem. The Bloody was doing Mach 1 in it's own length on launch, around 25 feet if memory serves correctly...or nought to 760mph in around 0.025 of a second...eat your heart out Veryon owners...
The Mach 1 in its own length is a load of b0ll0cks. The missile air frame was only stressed to 35g and the boost motors only produced 20-21g of acceleration which got it to Mach 1.8 (Mk 1) in 2.8 Seconds or Mach 2.2 (Mk 2) in 3.8 Seconds with a slant range of around 4000 - 5000 feet. Still crushing though.