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-48light bomber, its standard mother aircraft was to be the modern Kawasaki Ki-102heavy fighter. Although approximately 180 missiles were built, none saw service before the end of World War II.[1]
kawasaki, kawasaki, otherwise, known, world, japanese, guided, surface, missile, designed, 1944, developed, along, sister, projects, kawasaki, tokyo, imperial, university, designed, simple, radio, controlled, guided, bomb, propelled, rocket, engine, generating. Kawasaki Igo 1 B otherwise known as Kawasaki Ki 148 was a World War II Japanese guided air to surface missile designed in 1944 Developed along its sister projects of Kawasaki Igo 1 A and Tokyo Imperial University designed Igo 1 C the Igo 1 B was a simple radio controlled guided bomb propelled by a rocket engine generating 1 47 kN 330 lbf of thrust for up to 80 seconds 2 Ki 148TypeGuided air to surface missilePlace of originJapanProduction historyManufacturerKawasaki Kōkuki Kōgyō K K Produced1944 1945No built 180SpecificationsMass680 kg 1 500 lb Length4 09 m 13 ft 5 in WarheadHEATWarhead weight300 kg 661 lb Wingspan2 6 m 8 ft 6 in Wing area 1 95 m2 21 sq ft Propellant1 x 1 47 kN 330 lbf thrust Mitsubishi Tokuro 1 Type 2 RocketGuidancesystemradio controlLaunchplatformKawasaki Ki 102 in service Kawasaki Ki 48 for trials ReferencesJapanese Aircraft of the Pacific War 1 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 heavy fighter Although approximately 180 missiles were built none saw service before the end of World War II 1 References Edit 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 BibliographyFrancillon Rene J Ph D 1979 Japanese aircraft of the Pacific War 2nd ed London Putnam p 532 ISBN 0 370 30251 6 This article relating to missiles is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kawasaki Ki 148 amp oldid 1125107295, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
