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Trumpeter 02357 German Flakrakete Rheintochter I 1:35 |
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| Like other missile research projects, the Rhine daughter also has two different models. R1 uses solid fuel, while R3 is mainly liquid fuel. The body of this surface-to-air missile is slightly larger than the "Fire Lily" that Brian personally operated, and the length of the projectile reaches 5.74 meters.
Its range can reach 12 kilometers, and the maximum shot can reach 6000 meters, which is not as good as the performance standard of the "Waterfall" surface-to-air missile. What is particularly shocking is the densely populated wings of "Daughter Rhine". At that time, other types of German missiles had no more than 8 wings, but the "Daughter of the Rhine" had 14 wings. There were four tail fins underneath, and the middle part was six fins responsible for flight stability. The missile head also had 14 wings. The four control wings are really iron thorns, which is daunting.
Only records show that "Rheinmetall" has achieved 82 test firings, but it is still some distance from the German tactical standards. Until the end of World War II, the "Daughter of Rhine" could not wait until the day of service.
When the Rhine daughter's technology was acquired by the Allies, it quickly became the source of technology for the first generation of practical surface-to-air missiles in the 1950s. |
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