I have read an explanation ( [here](https://users.monash.edu/~dschmidt/personal/v1.html) ) on how the guidance system worked but it went over my head
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Calling them guided is not quite accurate in most peoples view. The “guidance” system was a simple form of gyro stabilization. There would be spinning gyroscopes spun by the rush of air that were connected to control surfaces. If the missile changed direction due to a gust of wind or something then the gyroscopes would alter the control surface to put the missile back on the original track. So all they had to do was to aim the launcher towards the target and the missile would follow the rough course. To set the distance they would adjust the amount of fuel in the missile, when the missile ran out of fuel it would fall out of the sky towards its target. This allowed it to be aimed at stationary targets. It was not very accurate but were able to hit targets the size of cities.
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