The Wasserfall, formally the C2 Wasserfall Ferngelenkte Flakrakete, was a German guided supersonic surface-to-air missile project developed during the Second World War. Development was not completed before the war ended and it was never used operationally. The design drew on much of the technology built for the V-2 rocket program, and required additional work including a guidance system able to intercept an aerial target, hypergolic fuels that would let the missile stand ready for launch over days or weeks, and a reliable proximity fuse. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Service StatusPrototype or Experimental 1 Weapon Class In the Other Atlases
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Significant additional development was required, including design and test of an effective guidance system to allow interception of an air target, adoption of hypergolic fuels to allow the missile to stand ready for launch for days or weeks, and the development of a reliable proximity fuse.234
Wikidata: Wasserfall
Wikidata Q620347, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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