The Henschel Hs 293 was a World War II German radio-guided glide bomb. It is the first operational anti-shipping missile, first used unsuccessfully on 25 August 1943 and then with increasing success over the next year, damaging or sinking at least 25 ships.

The Hs 293 was a small, airplane-shaped weapon with a 10-foot wingspan armed with a 1,000-pound warhead. With a lightweight construction, the bomb had little penetrative ability and was designed to strike merchant vessels or unarmored warships.

Germany developed the Hs 293 air-launched missile in World War II for use against ships or ground targets. It was basically a glide bomb assisted by a liquid-fuel rocket that fired for 10 seconds. The Hs 293 was carried under the wings or in the bomb bay of an He 111, He 177, Fw 200, or Do 217 aircraft.

The Henschel Hs 293 was a World War II German anti-ship guided missile: a radio-controlled glide bomb with a rocket engine slung underneath it. It was designed by Herbert A. Wagner. The Walter 109-507 rocket motor unit with propellant tanks, removed from its …

The Henschel Hs 293 was a anti-ship missile Designed and developed by Henschel und Sohn in 1939 under the leadership of Dr.-Ing. Herbert Alois Wagner. The Henschel Hs 293 was intended to be deployed against Allied shipping. Dipl.-Ing.

The first successful use of the Hs.293 was by II/KG 100 on 27 th August 1943 with the destruction of the British corvette H.M.S. Egret in the Bay of Biscay. In September 1943 II/KG 100 was moved from Istres in France to Foggia to support III/KG 100 …

The Henschel Hs 293H was a air to air missile Designed and developed by Henschel und Sohn in 1939 under the leadership of Dr.-Ing. Herbert Alois Wagner. The Henschel Hs 293H was intended to be deployed against Allied bomber formations.

Die Henschel Hs 293 war eine funkferngesteuerte deutsche Gleitbombe im Zweiten Weltkrieg, die vor allem für den Einsatz gegen Schiffe vorgesehen war. Die Waffe wurde nach Sicht manuell in das Ziel geführt (heute als MCLOS bezeichnet) und war einer der ersten Vorgänger heutiger Seezielflugkörper.

Aug 30, 2023 · Designed primarily for attacking heavily armored naval targets, the missile was an answer to the German Navy’s urgent need for a long-range anti-ship weapon. The development was spearheaded by the German company Henschel and the research organization led by Herbert Wagner.

Hs 293 V6: This subtype was developed for launching from jet-propelled aircraft at launching speeds up to 200 meters/second. This involved modification of the wing span of the missile so that it could be carried within the undercarraige of the aircraft.