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The '''Stargaard X56''' was a wire guided air-to-air missile designed by the [[Engleberg|Englean Kaiserreich]] as a rudimentary air-to-air missile for usage on aircraft. The X56 was used extensively by the [[Fliegertruppen des engleanisches Kaiserreiches|Luftstreitkräfte]] as a way to quickly eliminate aircraft deployed by [[Seven United|Damsmarian]] invasion forces, and later during the [[Invasion of Damsmar]]. Eventually the X56 would be developed into an anti-tank guided missile for usage from aircraft and on the ground, being deployed alongside the ''[[Panzerschreck (anti-tank missile)|X-84 Panzerschreck]]'' in 1943. The X56 continued to be in service with the Englean Kaiserreich until 1951, when advances in missile technologies made the Second Great War vintage weapon obsolete.  
The '''Stargaard X56''' was a wire guided air-to-air missile designed by the [[Engleberg|Englean Kaiserreich]] as a rudimentary air-to-air missile for usage on aircraft. The X56 was used extensively by the [[Fliegertruppen des engleanisches Kaiserreiches|Luftstreitkräfte]] as a way to quickly eliminate aircraft deployed by [[Seven United|Damsmarian]] invasion forces, and later during the [[Invasion of Damsmar]]. Eventually the X56 would be developed into an anti-tank guided missile for usage from aircraft and on the ground, being deployed alongside the ''[[Panzerschreck (anti-tank missile)|X-84 Panzerschreck]]'' in 1943. The X56 continued to be in service with the Englean Kaiserreich until 1951, when advances in missile technologies made the Second Great War vintage weapon obsolete. The X56 was developed into the [[Meeraesche]] surface-to-air missile developed by and in service with the [[Kaiserliche-Marine]] from 1953-1986.  




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==History===
==History==


The X56 originated from earlier attempts by Dr. Alexander Stargaard to create reliable rocket engines using a mixture of nitric acid and iron (III) chloride, which gained the attention of ''General der Fliegertruppe'' [[Berthold Kirchweger]] in 1933. Being a veteran of the [[First Great War (Sunalaya)|First Great War]] as a volunteer pilot in the Aznazian Air Force, General Kirchweger envisioned the ability to guide a rocket as a longer-ranged weapon against enemy aircraft. He believed that this form of weapon would greatly extend the element of surprise, where enemy aircraft would not be aware of incoming missiles before they detonated. General Kirchweger convinced the Luftstreitkräfte command of the idea, and Dr. Stargaard was placed in charge of the project in 1935.  
The X56 originated from earlier attempts by Dr. Alexander Stargaard to create reliable rocket engines using a mixture of nitric acid and iron (III) chloride, which gained the attention of ''General der Fliegertruppe'' [[Berthold Kirchweger]] in 1933. Being a veteran of the [[First Great War (Sunalaya)|First Great War]] as a volunteer pilot in the Aznazian Air Force, General Kirchweger envisioned the ability to guide a rocket as a longer-ranged weapon against enemy aircraft. He believed that this form of weapon would greatly extend the element of surprise, where enemy aircraft would not be aware of incoming missiles before they detonated. General Kirchweger convinced the Luftstreitkräfte command of the idea, and Dr. Stargaard was placed in charge of the project in 1935.  
==Design==
==Operation==
==Further Development==
==Operators==


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[[Category:Englean Secret Weapons of the Second Great War]]
[[Category:Englean Secret Weapons of the Second Great War]]

Latest revision as of 01:33, 4 September 2019

X56
StargaardX56.png
Stargaard X56 equipped on a Neßerschmitt Ne-509, 1942
TypeAir-to-air missile
Place of origin Englean Kaiserreich
Service history
In service1940-1951 (Englean Kaiserreich)
Used bySee operators
WarsSecond Great War
Production history
DesignerAlexander Stargaard
Designed1935-1940
ManufacturerKöniglug Technologies Corporation
Produced1940-1947
Specifications
Weight60 kg (132.3 lb)
Length201 cm (79.1 in)
Diameter22 cm (8.7 in)
WarheadHE Blast-Fragmentation
Detonation
mechanism
Proximity fuse

EngineLiquid fuel rocket
Wingspan726 cm (285.8 in)
Operational
range
1.5–3.5 km
Speed325 m/s
Guidance
system
MCLOS visual guidance w/ wire
Launch
platform
Aircraft

The Stargaard X56 was a wire guided air-to-air missile designed by the Englean Kaiserreich as a rudimentary air-to-air missile for usage on aircraft. The X56 was used extensively by the Luftstreitkräfte as a way to quickly eliminate aircraft deployed by Damsmarian invasion forces, and later during the Invasion of Damsmar. Eventually the X56 would be developed into an anti-tank guided missile for usage from aircraft and on the ground, being deployed alongside the X-84 Panzerschreck in 1943. The X56 continued to be in service with the Englean Kaiserreich until 1951, when advances in missile technologies made the Second Great War vintage weapon obsolete. The X56 was developed into the Meeraesche surface-to-air missile developed by and in service with the Kaiserliche-Marine from 1953-1986.




History

The X56 originated from earlier attempts by Dr. Alexander Stargaard to create reliable rocket engines using a mixture of nitric acid and iron (III) chloride, which gained the attention of General der Fliegertruppe Berthold Kirchweger in 1933. Being a veteran of the First Great War as a volunteer pilot in the Aznazian Air Force, General Kirchweger envisioned the ability to guide a rocket as a longer-ranged weapon against enemy aircraft. He believed that this form of weapon would greatly extend the element of surprise, where enemy aircraft would not be aware of incoming missiles before they detonated. General Kirchweger convinced the Luftstreitkräfte command of the idea, and Dr. Stargaard was placed in charge of the project in 1935.

Design

Operation

Further Development

Operators