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. Factories were in Schmiedeberg, and from summer 1943, in Buschvorwerk (

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Engines

* Schmidding 109-513, two solid fuel fitted to the Henschel Hs 293H anti-ship missile. * Schmidding 109-533, four jettisonable RATO (1.200 kp, 11,768 kN, 10 seconds) fitted to the

Bachem Ba 349 The Bachem Ba 349 Natter ( en, Colubrid, grass-snake) was a World War II German point-defence rocket-powered interceptor, which was to be used in a very similar way to a manned surface-to-air missile. After a vertical take-off, which eliminate ...

point defence

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(VTO) interceptor. * Schmidding 109-543, rocket motor for the Henschel Hs 298 guided bomb. * Schmidding 109-553, Solid-fuel rocket booster used for the

Henschel Hs 117 The Henschel Hs 117 ''Schmetterling'' (German for ''Butterfly'') was a radio-guided German surface-to-air missile project developed during World War II. There was also an air-to-air version, the Hs 117H. The operators used a telescopic sight and ...

"Schmetterling" surface-to-air guided missile. * Schmidding 109-563, RATOG booster. * Schmidding 109-573, underwater propulsion gas generator. * Schmidding 109-593, RATOG booster. * Schmidding 109-603, fitted to the 8-344

Ruhrstahl X-4 The Ruhrstahl Ru 344 X-4 or Ruhrstahl-Kramer RK 344 was a wire-guided air-to-air missile designed by Germany during World War II. The X-4 did not see operational service and thus was not proven in combat but inspired considerable post-war work ...

air-to-air missile.

Applications

* Henschel Hs 293H variant * Henschel Hs 298 *

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