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The Messerschmitt P.1103 ''Panzerjäger'' and P.1104 were a series of rocket-powered interceptors proposed by
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Design and development

The P.1103 and P.1104 were proposed in the early summer of 1944, with drawings for the proposals being finalized in August and September of that year. Both were light-weight interceptors of mostly wood construction and powered by a single rocket engine. The wings and vertical tail were adapted from the V-1 flying bomb. The fighter would be towed into the air behind a Messerschmitt Bf 109G or Messerschmitt Me 262. The P.1103 and P.1104 were in competition with the Heinkel P.1077 and Bachem Ba 349, the latter being selected by the '' Luftwaffe'' over the others. Work on the P.1103 and P.1104 was abandoned in September 1944 to allow Messerchmitt to focus on the Me 262 and P.1101 projects.


Variants

;P.1103/I (P.1103A) :Initial proposal for the P.1103, dated July 6, 1944. It was to have a low-wing configuration and be powered by a Schmidding 109-513 solid-fueled rocket engine and armed with a single 30 mm MK 108 cannon under the cockpit. Pilot sat in a prone position with a single 30 mm MK 108 cannon under the cockpit. External armament was proposed, with either a single ''Werfer-Granate'' 21 for aerial targets or a single ''Werfer-Granate'' 28/32 for ground targets. Landing was to have been accomplished with a parachute. ;P.1103/II (P.1103B) :Finalized proposal dated September 12, 1944. It was to have a high-wing configuration and be powered by a liquid-fueled
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rocket engine. Pilot sat in an upright position with a single 30 mm MK 108 cannon under the cockpit. Landing was to have been accomplished with a retractable landing skid. ;P.1104/I (P.1104A) :Finalized proposal dated September 12, 1944. It was to have a mid-wing configuration and be powered by a liquid-fueled Walter HWK 109-509A-1 rocket engine. Pilot sat in an upright position with a single 30 mm MK 108 cannon under the cockpit. Landing was to have been accomplished with a retractable landing skid. ;P.1104/II (P.1104B) :Finalized proposal dated September 12, 1944. It was to have a high-wing configuration and be powered by a liquid-fueled Walter HWK 109-509A-1 rocket engine. Pilot sat in an upright position with a single 30 mm MK 108 cannon under the cockpit. Landing was to have been accomplished with a retractable landing skid.


Specifications (P.1103/I, as proposed)


See also


References

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