Rheintochter R1 Missle With E-100 Waffentrager (Weapon Carrier) Germany 1:72 Scale Model Kit By Modelcollect

Plastic Model Kit, Assembly & Paint Required Glue And Paint Not Included Recommend for 14 years and above Box Dimensions: 10” L x 6.5” W x 1.8” H   Rheintochter was a German surface-to-air missile developed by Rheinmetall-Borsig[ during World War II. Its name comes from the mythical Rheintöchter (Rhinemaidens) of Richard Wagner's opera series Der Ring des Nibelungen. The missile was a multi-stage solid fuelled rocket. It had four small control surfaces, resembling paddles, in the nose, six fins at the after end of the top stage, and four at the end of the main stage. It stood 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in) tall, with a diameter of 54 cm (1 ft 9 in). The sustainer motor, located ahead of the 136 kg (300 lb) warhead (rather than behind, as is more usual) exhausted through six venturis between the first stage fins. Rheintochter was ordered in November 1942 by the German army (Heer). Starting in August 1943, 82 test firings were made. An air-launched version was also designed. The operational ve