kingnovel Chapter 444 Hans Black Technology (1): HS-293 Air-Launched Guided Torpedo
Chapter 444 Hans Black Technology (1): HS-293 Air-Launched Guided Torpedo
Lao Gao took him to the other side, where there were five missiles with even more peculiar shapes.
Many people in white coats were watching as if they were watching a peep show.
They are much smaller than the V-2, with a slender body equipped with flat wings in the middle, and a guide fin and a rocket nozzle-like structure at the tail. The overall shape is a bit like a strange object like a torpedo with airplane wings (pictured).
"Is this thing also a missile? Why does it look so much smaller than the V-2? And there are aircraft wings in the middle of the missile body?" A man in a white coat muttered to himself in surprise.
The other man in a white coat took out a notebook and began to sketch with a pencil, imitating the object in front of him, while muttering:
"This thing...why does it look a bit like a plane and a bit like a torpedo to me?"
"A remote-controlled airplane? Let me see what this is." Another man in a white coat who was fluent in Hansel began to look through the various documents that had been packed.
Lao Gao spoke directly: "This is the Hans' HS-293 glide-guided bomb, or according to our new nomenclature - an air-launched anti-ship missile."
When the Hans invented the HS-293, the word "missile" did not exist in the world.
At that time, Hans scientists called the HS-293 air-to-ship missile an aerial torpedo.
As for the V-2 ballistic missile, it was code-named Vengeance Weapon-2, or the A-4 experimental rocket.
As for the Anmin Army, Zhang Chi naturally made the decision directly, and these guided weapons were named "missiles".
The HS-293 is a glide-guided bomb made by Henschel based on the SC-500 (500KG heavy) ordinary aerial bomb. It is equipped with lightweight alloy wings and tail fins, and a radio command receiving and transmitting system.
The HS-293 missiles shipped from Europe together with the V-2 ballistic missiles are the newer HS-293A1 model (pictured). Not only is the aerodynamic shape of the missile optimized, making it closer to the shape of modern anti-ship missiles, but a solid rocket engine is also installed under the tail, which greatly increases the range.
As for the guidance system engineers who were betrayed by SS Hausmann and fell into the hands of the National Security Army, although they were also taken on a cruise ship and sent to Rangoon, they refused to cooperate, so the CIA agents had to keep them on alert.
In fact, the HS-293 within Hans had already developed into the HS-293D model at this time. A television camera was installed at the front of the missile body, and the image was transmitted back to the carrier aircraft by radio, so that the bomber crew could observe the scene in front of the missile body while adjusting the flight trajectory and attacking the target warship in bad weather.
"You call it a missile? I thought it was some kid's kite that got blown up."
As an emergency product during the war, the aerodynamic shape of the HS-293 naturally did not undergo too fine polishing, and the overall shape still retained the SC-500 aerial bomb.
Lao Gao waved his hand and said to the crowd, "Don't be fooled by its appearance. This thing has knocked out several John frigates in the Bay of Biscay. As long as it's not jammed by radio waves, its hit rate can reach 40%, which is far superior to air-dropped torpedoes and unguided bombs in horizontal bombardment."
Historically, these air-launched anti-ship missiles were primarily carried by bombers such as the He-111, He-177, and Do-217 and launched at low altitude. They had a red light-emitting tube at the tail to aid the shooter in visual guidance. Their radio receivers were relatively rudimentary and susceptible to interference from high-power radios, leading to loss of control.
However, as a combat-ready missile, the HS-293 still achieved impressive results. During the confrontation in the Bay of Biscay, it sank two John frigates and damaged several. It also sank numerous John destroyers and merchant ships in other waters. Its hit rate, without interference, was approximately 40%, far superior to unguided air-launched rockets or torpedoes.
It can be said that the HS-293, together with another remote-controlled guided bomb, the Fritz-X, became the guided duo of the Hans Empire, opening a new era of anti-ship warfare.
Now, a total of five HS-293A1 missiles, with their warheads and rocket fuel removed, are placed in the laboratory of the First Aircraft Manufacturing Plant in Myitkyina, allowing scientists and engineers to play with them and study all their inner secrets.
The young technician, Zhao Dehai, who had just returned from studying at Princeton University, said thoughtfully, "So, it's still not as accurate as a dive bombing?"
He was tall and slender, with a high nose bridge and bright eyes. Although he was also wearing a white coat, he looked out of place against the grease and heat around him.
As a top student, he could explain those theories clearly and logically, but now when faced with these cold products of war, he still seemed a little unfamiliar.
Lao Gao smiled faintly, as if he had known that everyone would have such questions.
As the chief person in charge of the air-launched missile research and development project, he has access to more intelligence than these ordinary scientific researchers.
He knew very well that as the Sixth Radio Research Institute had completely overcome the technical difficulties of miniaturized VT fuses and fire control radars, aerial bombing was about to enter a new era.
"I can only say that traditional dive bombing will soon become a suicidal attack method. In the future, the air defense forces of major powers will be able to easily intercept aircraft conducting deep dive attacks. Only safer high-altitude bombing and the air-launched guided weapons we are developing are the ideal direction for future air-to-ground and air-to-sea attacks."
Zhao Dehai squatted down and carefully examined the radio receiver at the rear. "This system looks very primitive... Can we replicate it?"
"Imitation is fine, but the problem is—" Lao Gao paused and gestured upwards, "What they mean is that we can't just imitate, we have to surpass it."
Zhao Dehai had just returned not long ago, so he was not clear about the Nanhua system's development capabilities in electronic equipment. However, Lao Gao knew everything. With the strength of the Sixth Radio Institute, this old-fashioned radio receiving device and control system could be copied in minutes, with higher stability and smaller size.
However, Zhang Chi is not planning to let his subordinates directly copy this missile one-to-one.
After all, both the Hs-293A and the Fritz-X require the gunner inside the aircraft to hold the joystick and conduct guidance and control for a period of time after dropping the bomb. During this period, the carrier aircraft must remain above the battlefield and cannot leave. This is bound to put the carrier aircraft in extreme danger.
In addition, in the future, all countries will more or less point out the technology tree of radio interference. Simply imitating and using these two products can only be a brainless act of having too many aircraft and pilots.