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| Meeräsche | |
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 Meeräsche launcher on the SMS Z-445 | |
| Type | Surface-to-air |
| Place of origin |  Englean Kaiserreich |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1953-1986 (Englean Kaiserreich) |
| Used by | See operators |
| Wars | WIP |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Königlug Technologies Corporation |
| Designed | 1952-1954 |
| Manufacturer | Königlug Technologies Corporation |
| Produced | 1953-1964 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 82 kg (180.8 lb) |
| Length | 1.9 m (6 ft 2.8 in) |
| Diameter | 180 mm (7.1 in) |
| Warhead | 14 kg (30.9 lb) HE Blast-Fragmentation |
Detonation mechanism | Direct contact/Proximity fuse activated |
| Engine | Solid fuel rocket |
| Wingspan | 450 mm (17.7 in) |
| Flight ceiling | 3,000 m (9,842.5 ft) |
| Speed | Mach 3 (3,675 km/h; 2,284 mph) |
Guidance system | Automatic Command to Line-Of-Sight (ACLOS) |
Steering system | Control surfaces |
Launch platform | Ship |
The Meeräsche was an Englean surface-to-air missile system created from the previous Second Great War era Stargaard X56 (missile) air-to-air missile. The Meeräsche was designed to replace the conventional weapons systems found on Englean vessels, such as the 37mm FlaK 35 and the 40mm FlaK 32 that had been operated since the early 1930s.
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