F1-103A-1, Flak Regiment 155(W)Summer 1944 Many of the FZG-76 missiles used in the summer of 1944 had a very motley finish as little care was taken in applying paint on a cheap, expendable weapon. In addition the missile was assembled from components coming from different plants, so the camouflage schemes on the all the parts did not match. The base colour was the usual RLM 65 light blue over which RLM 71 dark green was sprayed in irregular patterns. The wing and tail surfaces as well as the spine of the engine tended to have a more solid finish of dark green. Missiles with Trialen enhanced blast warheads sometimes had a large red X painted on either side of the warhead casino as seen below. Key 1 Air Pilot Propeller 2 Magnetic Guidance Compass 3 Belly impact fuse 4 Main warhead exploder tube 5 Warhead explosive filling 6 Reinforcement support for launch rail 7 Main wing spar 8 Stamped metal wing reinforcing rib 9 Forward compressed air bottle 10 Rear compressed air bottle 11 Fuel flow control 12 Electrical battery 13 Flight control 14 Askania gyro flight control box 15 FUG-23 radio transmitter 16 Control surface servos 17 Trailing FuG-23 radio antenna 18 Rudder 19 Rear pulse-jet engine yoke 20 Argun As-109-014 pulse-jet engine 21 Engine ignition spark plug 22 Venturi assembly 23 Engine shutter assembly 24 Forward engine support yoke 25 Pilot tube 26 Fuel tank 27 Center lifting lug 28 Fuel filler cap 29 Rear Z80A fuse pocket 30 Forward Z80A fuse pocket
Specification Fuselage length: 21ft 10inch (6.65m) Overall length: 25ft 4inch (7.73m) Fuselage diameter. 2ft 8in. (0.825m) Wingspan: 17ft 6inch (5.33m) Launch weight: 4.8581bs (2.200kg) Fuel: 160 US Gallons (610 litres) E-1 Aviation Fluid Warhead: 1870Ibs (850kg) Amatol high explosive, redundant impact fuses Guidance: Askania pre-set autopilot with gyro inertial platform and magnetic compass Engine: Argus 109-014 pulse-jet, max thrust 310kg at 1,000m at 700km/hr Max cruise speed: 415mph at 4.500ft (670km/hr at 1,375m) Maximum range: 125-130 miles (200-210km) Rate of fire: 72 launches per day maximum; about 3 per day actual rate in 1944 Accuracy (ground-launched): Circular error probability of 8 miles (13km)
Powerful weapon of the army. The most impressive feature was its speed which is about 650km/h at the time of WW2, that was quite nice.
