Wasserfall
Sign in to saveThe '''''' ("Waterfall remote-controlled anti-aircraft rocket") was a German guided supersonic surface-to-air missile project of World War II. Development was not completed before the end of the war and it was not used operationally.
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It sits within the topics Surface-to-air missiles of Germany, Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1944 and World War II guided missiles of Germany.
Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Weapon.image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 141-1898, Peenemünde, Start Fla-Rakete "Wasserfall".jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- test at Peenemünde, autumn 1944
- Weapon.type
- Surface-to-air missile
- Weapon.origin
- Germany
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.detonation
- Manual detonation or proximity fuse
- Weapon.engine
- Liquid-propellant rocket motor
- Weapon.guidance
- Manual command to line of sight (MCLOS); operator used a radio command link to steer the missile along the optical line of sight from launch point to target
- Weapon.propellant
- Initially Salbei (Nitric Acid) as oxidiser, later changed to Mixed Acid (90% Nitric Acid 10% Sulphuric Acid). Initially Visol as fuel, later changed to Optoline.
- Weapon.launch_platform
- Fixed
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- surface-to-air missile
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Manufacturer
- Peenemünde
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 141-1898, Peenemünde, Start Fla-Rakete "Wasserfall".jpg
Show 2 more facts
- Commons category
- Wasserfall rockets
- guidance system
- command guidance
Sources (1)
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Article · Polski
EMW Wasserfall (z niem. wodospad) – niemiecki rakietowy pocisk przeciwlotniczy z okresu II wojny światowej. Zadaniem pocisków Wasserfall miało być niszczenie samolotów lecących na wysokości do 20 000 metrów i do 50 km od wyrzutni.
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