Kawasaki Ki-148
system
platform
The Kawasaki I-Gо̄ Model 1 Otsu (No.1 Model 1B), otherwise known as Ki-148 was a World War II Japanese guided air-to-surface missile designed in 1944. Developed alongside its sister project the Mitsubishi I-Gо̄ Model 1 Kо̄ and the later Tokyo Imperial University designed I-Gо̄ Model 1 Hei, the Ki-148 was a simple radio-controlled guided missile propelled by a liquid rocket engine generating 1.47 kN (330 lbf) of thrust for up to 80 seconds.[2] Compared to the Ki-147, the Ki-148 was physically smaller and carried a 300 kg warhead versus the 800 kg warhead of the Ki-147. [3]
Test trials were carried out in late 1944 and the weapon was quickly ordered by the war ministry. Launched during tests from a modified Kawasaki Ki-48 light bomber, its standard mother aircraft was to be the modern Kawasaki Ki-102 attack aircraft. Although approximately 180 missiles were built, none saw service before the end of World War II.[1]
References
- ^ a b Francillon 1979, p. 532.
- ^ Martin Caidin (1956). "Japanese Guided Missiles in World War II". Journal of Jet Propulsion. 26 (8): 691–694. doi:10.2514/8.7117.
- ^ Toshihiko Ogawa, "Phantom New Machine," Kojinsha NF Bunko, 2003. ISBN 4-7698-2142-5
- Bibliography
- Francillon, René J. Ph.D. (1979). Japanese aircraft of the Pacific War (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. p. 532. ISBN 0-370-30251-6.
- v
- t
- e
![]() | This article relating to missiles is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e