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12-26-2004, 04:15 PM
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#286 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | SPECIFICATIONS
Span: 17 ft. 8 in.
Length: 27 ft. 1 in.
Height: 4 ft. 8 in.
Weight: 5,023 lbs. loaded
Armament: 2,100 lb. high-explosive warhead
Engine: Ford PJ-31-F-1 of 900 lbs. thrust (copy of German Argus-Schmidt pulse-jet)
PERFORMANCE
Operating speed: 375-400 mph
Launching speed: 220 mph
Range: 150 miles
Operating Altitude: 2,000 to 4,000 ft. | 
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12-26-2004, 04:20 PM
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#287 | | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet SPECIFICATIONS
Span: 17 ft. 8 in.
Length: 27 ft. 1 in.
Height: 4 ft. 8 in.
Weight: 5,023 lbs. loaded
Armament: 2,100 lb. high-explosive warhead
Engine: Ford PJ-31-F-1 of 900 lbs. thrust (copy of German Argus-Schmidt pulse-jet)
PERFORMANCE
Operating speed: 375-400 mph
Launching speed: 220 mph
Range: 150 miles
Operating Altitude: 2,000 to 4,000 ft. | Actual US studies indicated the range could be extended to 200 miles - perhaps at a lower speed.
It's not very easy to find, but there is substantial evidence that the intended warheads would be chemical/biological. In fact, it was Churchill's intent to drop Anthrax on Germany in 1944, but the US dragged its feet on providing him with the bombs.
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12-26-2004, 04:30 PM
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#288 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Anthrax a nasty bio weapon.
__________________  US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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12-26-2004, 05:28 PM
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#289 | | Senior Member
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And there's the firing platform for the Loon.
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12-26-2004, 05:29 PM
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#290 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | interesting though, how the V-1 pretty much paved the way for the cruise missiles that we use today.
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12-26-2004, 05:44 PM
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#291 | | Senior Member
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Country: | And the V-2 (and Von Braun - member of SS and technology director of the Nazi party) paved the way for ICBMs and space travel.
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12-26-2004, 08:29 PM
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#292 | | Senior Member
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| I wonder how an HWK rocket motor from the Me-163 would do in the V-1 if they were to be used as short-range battlefield artillery...
The mind boggles... | |
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12-26-2004, 08:35 PM
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#293 | | Senior Member
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12-26-2004, 08:43 PM
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#294 | | Senior Member
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| True, true...
Had forgotten the "Fog-Thrower!"
Still, I think it could be a good rocket delivery motor, at least when dropping airborne, like for a large anti-ship or armor rocket, coupled with a big warhead... | |
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12-26-2004, 08:45 PM
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Country: | Anti-shipping would have been its best role, certainly.
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12-26-2004, 08:48 PM
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| Yep, the speed of the weapon coupled with a large warhead with a shaped charge would pierce armor well! | |
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12-26-2004, 08:49 PM
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Country: | If you're air-launching it then drop down to just above sea-level and fire straight into the ships side, it wouldn't stand a chance. Although, it is dangerous with that engine...that tended to explode...
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12-26-2004, 08:59 PM
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| They could always create a fuse mechanism...
That way, when dropped in a dive, the rocket would drop, a fuse would be struck, and while a safe difference from the mothership, it would automatically light...
Something like that - Clever those Germans were, they'd figure something out... | |
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12-26-2004, 09:01 PM
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#299 | | Senior Member
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Country: | I'm sure they would, that does actually sound like a good idea. You'd have been a good use to the German war machine.
They did still have the Henschel Remote Bombs though, that did quite a bit of damage. Or you could have a Stuka dive on the ship with a SC1000...
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12-26-2004, 09:03 PM
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| Stuka = Junk...
He-177, Ju-188/288, or Do-217 would make a good launch platform, I feel...
Though the Henschel bombs and torpedos were effective... | |
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