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The Henschel Hs 294 was a guided air-to-sea missile developed by Henschel Flugzeug-Werke AG in Germany during World War II.

Design

The Hs 294 was a further development of the Henschel Hs 293, but was of an elongated, more streamlined shape. When launched from an aircraft, it was guided to its target with the same Kehl-Straßburg remote control system as both the Hs 293 and unpowered Fritz X armored precision-guided munition systems used for their MCLOS guidance needs. 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; it would explode below the waterline of the vessel. The proximity fuze was that of a regular German torpedo.[1][2]

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

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L'Henschel Hs 294 era un missile aria-superficie per impiego antinave progettato dall'azienda tedesca Henschel Flugzeugwerke AG nei primi anni quaranta per essere utilizzato dalla Luftwaffe durante le fasi finali della seconda guerra mondiale. Non entrò mai in servizio operativo.

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