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Television guidance
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Television guidance is a type of missile guidance system using a television camera in the missile or glide bomb that sends its signal back to the launch platform. There, a weapons officer or bomb aime
The Hs 293 was produced in a number of versions, like this early experimental A model (V4). The D model had an extended nose carrying the camera, and
The Hs 293 was produced in a number of versions, like this early experimental A model (V4). The D model had an extended nose carrying the camera, and a Yagi antenna at the back to send the signal to the launch aircraft.
The AJ.168 Martel was the Royal Navy's primary naval strike weapon on their Buccaneer fleet in the 1970s and 80s.
The AJ.168 Martel was the Royal Navy's primary naval strike weapon on their Buccaneer fleet in the 1970s and 80s.
The original Walleye looked more like a missile than a bomb. It was a primary weapon of the A-7 Corsair II.
The original Walleye looked more like a missile than a bomb. It was a primary weapon of the A-7 Corsair II.
Walleye II had a larger warhead, much larger wings, and an extended range data link.
Walleye II had a larger warhead, much larger wings, and an extended range data link.
Henschel Hs 293
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The Henschel Hs 293 was a World War II German radio-guided glide bomb. It is the first operational anti-shipping missile, first used unsuccessfully on 25 August 1943 and then with increasing success o
Television guidance
…an anti-shipping weapon that would keep the launch aircraft safely out of range of the target's anti-aircraft guns. The best-developed example was the Henschel Hs 293, but the TV-guided versions of this weapon did not see operational use. The US also experimented with similar weapons during the war, notably the GB-4…
Hs 293 on display at the Deutsches Technikmuseum in Berlin, Germany, with added "Kopfring" (lit. "head ring") on the nose for nautical targets
Hs 293 on display at the Deutsches Technikmuseum in Berlin, Germany, with added "Kopfring" (lit. "head ring") on the nose for nautical targets
A schematic drawing of a Hs 293
A schematic drawing of a Hs 293
The Walter 109-507 rocket motor unit with propellant tanks, removed from its nacelle under the Hs 293
The Walter 109-507 rocket motor unit with propellant tanks, removed from its nacelle under the Hs 293
An Hs 293 A-1 on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center
An Hs 293 A-1 on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center