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Rheinbote

Missiles And Guided Munitions

The Rheinbote was a four-stage, solid-fuel, unguided ballistic artillery rocket developed by Nazi Germany, designed between 1941 and 1944 and deployed for a brief period from December 1944 into January 1945. It carried only about 25 kilograms of explosive over a range of 160 to 230 kilometers, launched without any guidance system from a modified Meillerwagen or Flak 41 mounting and relying on fin stabilization for its ballistic flight. Roughly 200 were built, and the weapon proved militarily ineffective because of its small warhead, wide dispersion and poor practical accuracy. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
unguided ballistic artillery rocket 1
Introduced Year
1941 1
Classification
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Howitzer / Artillery 1
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Source Wikipedia: Rheinbote

Used In

World War II, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Rheinbote
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1. Wikipedia: Rheinbote
  • service-status
    service = 1944-1945
  • Introduction/adoption year stated in the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Operated By: Wehrmacht, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Nazi Germany'
  • Used In: World War II, infobox wars field: 'World War II'
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Wikidata: Rheinbote
Wikidata Q1413972, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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