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Hmmmm.... They could be wire bobbins, but wear is the missle?
What is this? (Luftwaffe im Focus 31)
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Maury Markowitz
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- Sep 9, 2021
Actually, bobbins would make sense, that would explain the opening on the front and the general shape. The ring-shaped opening seems perfect for the task. X-4 has two wires though, no?
correct two bobbins per missile, and it is corresponding with photos- bu where are missile pylons than
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Where are the missiles? Or at least where are they to be mounted?
GrauGeist
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That's what I'm wondering.
Most of the wire-guided weapons the Germans used or were developing, used two control wires.
Still wondering, though, why a recon unit would have something like this.
If it was experimental, I would think that KG200 would be involved.
Most of the wire-guided weapons the Germans used or were developing, used two control wires.
Still wondering, though, why a recon unit would have something like this.
If it was experimental, I would think that KG200 would be involved.
Escuadrilla Azul
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Perhaps a silly question:
If they were bobbins for wire-guided weapons, won't be to close one to another and risk tangling the wires?
If they were bobbins for wire-guided weapons, won't be to close one to another and risk tangling the wires?
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Hmmmm...back to square one
fubar57
General
I've been through my 110, meteorological, reconnaissance, air to air/ground and night-fighter books and nothing remotely similar
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As always, thanks for taking the time my friend.
SuperAereo
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- Jun 23, 2009
If it was a weapon at an experimental stage, KG 200 would not be involved, but rather one of the E-Stellen, probably Tarnewitz or Peenemünde, or even Rechlin.
Snautzer01
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How about counter balance weights when flying with 1 big droptank on the other wing for the ease of flying straight? It is a recce unit.
Chris Simmonds
Airman
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- Mar 6, 2018
OK a contributor further up has correctly identified (by reading the accompanying text....always helps before making daft remarks) the aircraft is coded 5D+BL and the therefore the unit is 3.(H)/31 (3.(H)/Auf.Kl.Gr. 31 or Aufklärungsgruppe 31) a long distance high level reconnaissance unit. Whilst Aufklärer units did carry bombs on missions the items are more likely to do with the reconnaissance function, I am not sure 'small bombs' or 'rockets' on a high level aircraft that carried no bombsight would be worth carrying
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it sounds like most probable theory so far
Escuadrilla Azul
Staff Sergeant
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But they seems to be carried at the same time (looks like the same photo session), why? Also, they don't look heavy enough to offset a full 300l tank, not to talk about the aerodinamical difference.
Chris Simmonds
Airman
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- Mar 6, 2018
Why edit out the website details of a very good publication? Yet it's OK to copy and upload the page of the publication??
If more people here bought and read it, and other more serious Luftwaffe books, then there would be far fewer daft uniformed remarks
If more people here bought and read it, and other more serious Luftwaffe books, then there would be far fewer daft uniformed remarks
Chris Simmonds
Airman
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- Mar 6, 2018
To my knowledge the external fuel tanks of any size on Bf 110 were not droppable.
