Kawasaki Igo-1-B, otherwise known as Kawasaki Ki-148 was a World War II Japanese guided air-to-surface missile designed in 1944. Developed along its sister projects of Kawasaki Igo-1-A and Tokyo Imperial University designed Igo-1-C, the Igo-1-B was a simple radio-controlled guided bomb propelled by a rocket engine generating 1.47 kN (330 lbf) of thrust for up to 80 seconds.[2]
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Type | Guided air-to-surface missile |
Place of origin | Japan |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Kawasaki Kōkūki Kōgyō K.K. |
Produced | 1944-1945 |
No. built | ~180 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 680 kg (1,500 lb) |
Length | 4.09 m (13 ft 5 in) |
Warhead | HEAT |
Warhead weight | 300 kg (661 lb) |
Wingspan | 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) / Wing area: 1.95 m2 (21 sq ft) |
Propellant | 1 x 1.47 kN (330 lbf) thrust Mitsubishi Tokuro-1 Type 2 Rocket |
Guidance system | radio-control |
Launch platform | Kawasaki Ki-102 in service (Kawasaki Ki-48 for trials) |
References | Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War[1] |
Test trials were carried out in late 1944 and the weapon was quickly ordered by the war ministry. Launched during tests from a modified Kawasaki Ki-48 light bomber, its standard mother aircraft was to be the modern Kawasaki Ki-102 heavy fighter. Although approximately 180 missiles were built, none saw service before the end of World War II.[1]
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