Henschel Hs 294
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Aerial bomb
The Henschel Hs 294 was a guided air-to-sea missile developed by Henschel Flugzeug-Werke in Germany during World War II.
The Hs 294 was a further development of the Henschel Hs 293 rocket powered glide bomb, but was of an elongated, more streamlined shape.[1] When launched from an aircraft, it was guided to its target with the same Kehl-Straßburg remote control system used for both the Hs 293 and unpowered Fritz X glide bombs. Just before it reached its target, it was guided into the water whereupon its wings would break off and then it then would run like a torpedo, propelled by its remaining kinetic energy so it would explode below the waterline of the vessel. The proximity fuze was that of a regular German torpedo.[2][3]
See also
- List of German guided weapons of World War II
- Ruhrstahl X-4 - Max Kramer's air-to-air guided missile
- Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka
- Project Pigeon
- LBD-1 Gargoyle
- GB-1
- GB-4
- GT-1 (missile)
References
- ↑ "Wayback Machine". Archived from the original on 2003-07-27. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
- ↑ "Henschel 294".
- ↑ "German Military Aircraft Designations (1933-1945)". designation-systems.net.
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