H1MIN: RUHRSTAHL X-4 WIRE GUIDED MISSILE

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Published 2021-07-29

The Rurhstahl X-4 was a liquid fueled, wire guided, air-to-air missile in development by Germany in WWII. While too late to have any impact, it did provide research into the future development of wire guided missile technology.

By late 1944 about 1,300 missile assemblies had been built, but the factory making the motors had been heavily bombed leaving few motors to be used. Ironically, the Allied bomber formations that these missiles were intended for destroyed the capability of these missiles from reaching Luftwaffe units.

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@Jhimothy-lv5zu 3 years ago

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@prabhdeep__ 3 years ago

When you make a bomb to bomb bombers but the bombers bomb the factory making the bombs.
@wogelson 3 years ago

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@mr.bombastic413 3 years ago

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@Murrel. 3 years ago

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@DZ477 3 years ago

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@georgedeng8646 3 years ago

That was a great 1 minute and 46 seconds... now back to waiting again.
@tlf. 3 years ago

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@Candyman-Elite-Thunder 3 years ago

Great animations as always, and on such an obscure weapon. Great information on this I always wondered how the early prototype guided missiles worked
@ballinlikebill8334 3 years ago

damn i was expecting the missle to explode :(
@tefras14 3 years ago

Its amazing how fast technology moved during WW2. Something that would be considered science fiction in 1939 was almost functional 5 years later
@dionesvaldez088 3 years ago

THE BIRTH OF AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES
@GuderII 3 years ago

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@jakobc.2558 3 years ago

Could you please make a video on the ASM-N-2 Bat? It is a world war 2 radar guided anti ship fire and forget glide bomb/missle deployed by the U.S. navy at the end of the war. It was at least 15 years ahead of its time. It is absolutely insane.
@artwingtonr.4647 3 years ago

I can imagine there's a risk that the wire could get entangled in the interceptor's propellers.
@Dodo-ze5ep 3 years ago

Nice! Didn't know this! And epic animation as always!!
@larshaas2658 3 years ago

hmm interesting, i never knew about the flare in the X-4 and how it actually looked from the rear mounted on a wing. thanks for this awesome video!
@Battttt 3 years ago

Oh man, your videos are just awesome, i hope you stay motivated while making these videos!
@calthepeacelovingclover5935 3 years ago

I wish for the day when there will be 60 H1MIN videos then I can watch an hour of history!
@mrstrife806 3 years ago

German engineer always thinking about future , Sad That German Politic do The opposite