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The Imperial War Museum collection.
The unique collection of Nazi era missiles and
rockets
at Royal Air Force Cosford, nr.Telford,England
Link to museum site
Rheintochter R1
Rheintochter. 1942. Surface to Air (SAM)
Range: 20,000ft.
Warhead: 250lbs with proximity fuze.
Guidance: Radar controlled.
Propulsion: Rocket with boost motors assisted launch.
Control: aerodynamic through 4 moving nose controls.
On launcher.
The Rheintochter (Rhine daughter) was a two-stage 'Flak' rocket
(anti-aircraft) launched from
an inclined ramp or mobile launcher. It was a dual radar guided
weapon, one radar plot
tracking the target and the other radar plot guiding the weapon,
both of the radar plots correlated by
a ground controller. The booster unit separated from the main
missile about one mile from launch.
Link
to french site with great pictures
Link
to Russian(?) site with great colour pictures
Smithsonian
reserve collection. Some unique items.
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