Ke-Go
| Ke-Go | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Smart bombs |
| Place of origin | Japan |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1945 |
| Used by | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 800 kg (1,764 lb) |
| Length | 5.49 m (18 ft) |
| Width | 2.85 m (9 ft 4 in) |
Guidance system | Infrared homing |
Ke-Go was one of the first guided weapons, deployed by the Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Testing three models of the first bombs were made in early 1945. The bombs were dropped on the heat target 10 × 30 meters (the fire burning on the raft). The results were not satisfactory, despite the fact that the homing head worked quite satisfactorily. Only 5 or 6 out of 50 bombs dropped hit the target. Based on these results, the fleet created two new models with improved guidance, but by the time the bombs were ready for testing, the war ended.[1]
See also
[edit]- Bat (U.S. Navy radar-guided bomb)
- Fritz X
- Ohka
- Project Pigeon
- Gargoyle
- GB-4
- GB-8
- Kehl-Strasbourg radio control link, for MCLOS control of WW II German PGM ordnance
- List of anti-ship missiles
- List of World War II guided missiles of Germany
- Kramer X4- Max Kramer's air-to-air guided missile
- Funryu
- Kawasaki Ki-147 I-Go Type1 – Ko
- Kawasaki Ki-148
- Nikitin PSN-1
- Nikitin PSN-2
- SNAB-3000
- UB-2000F
- UB-5000F
References
[edit]- ^ Martin Caidin (1956). "Japanese Guided Missiles in World War II". Journal of Jet Propulsion. 26 (8): 691–694. doi:10.2514/8.7117.
External links
[edit]- "Japanese guided missiles" (PDF). US naval technical mission to japan. 1945. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-10-12.