The Henschel Hs 297In last nights post of the fliegerfaust, I detailed how the Germans tried to crea
The Henschel Hs 297In last nights post of the fliegerfaust, I detailed how the Germans tried to create a shoulder fired anti-aircraft weapon during World War II. The Henschel HS 297 was a mounted weapon of similar concept made to be mounted on a turret or vehicle. The weapon consisted of a battery of thirty five 7.29 cm rockets, which could be launched all at once, in groups, or individually. The theory was that it would be effective against low flying aircraft, and that by firing multiple rockets in a “shotgun” like effect, they might just hit something. The Hs 297 was designed to be cheap and easy to produce. However, only 50 were manufactured during the remaining months of the war. The weapon was only used once, against Allied fighter-bombers near Remagen. Like the fliegerfaust, the Hs297 was ineffective against aircraft, it being extremely difficult to shoot down an airplane flying at high speeds with unguided rockets. -- source link
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