In Service: to
First Flight:
Manufacturer: Henschel
Number built:
Type: Anti-ship Missiles
Guidance system: television guided
Length: 5.44 m
Wingspan: m
Diameter: 0.553 m
Weight: 2,100 kg
Engine: 2 ×
Walter
HWK 109-509D liquid fuel bipropellant rocket engine producing
up to 1,700 kg of thrust each
Maximum speed: 860 km/h
Range: 14 km
Warhead: 580 kg
Fuze:
Launch Platform:
Operators: Luftwaffe
Variants:
295 V-1
Other: Missiles
Articles:
The Henschel Hs 296 was a anti-ship missile. Designed and
developed by
Henschel
und Sohn in 1944.
The Henschel Hs 296 was an amalgamation of the
Hs
294 and
Hs 293 the
aft fuselage and control systems were the same as
Hs
293 and the wing was from the
Hs
294 the general idea behind the Henschel Hs 296 was to
increase its armour piercing ability, it had 2 ×
Walter
HWK 109-509D liquid fuel bipropellant rocket engine producing
up to 1,700 kg of thrust each, testing started in April 1944
on the Henschel Hs 296 however testing was not completed.
The Warplanes of the Third Reich.
ISBN-10: 0385057822
German Aircraft of the Second World War.
ISBN-10: 0370000242
Hitler's Luftwaffe.
ISBN-10: 051718771X
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