Meeraesche

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Meeräsche
SeaCat on the HMNZS Wellington, 1987.JPEG
Meeräsche launcher on the SMS Z-445
TypeSurface-to-air
Place of origin Englean Kaiserreich
Service history
In service1953-1986 (Englean Kaiserreich)
Used bySee operators
WarsWIP
Production history
DesignerKöniglug Technologies Corporation
Designed1952-1954
ManufacturerKöniglug Technologies Corporation
Produced1953-1964
Specifications
Weight82 kg (180.8 lb)
Length1.9 m (6 ft 2.8 in)
Diameter180 mm (7.1 in)
Warhead14 kg (30.9 lb) HE Blast-Fragmentation
Detonation
mechanism
Direct contact/Proximity fuse activated

EngineSolid fuel rocket
Wingspan450 mm (17.7 in)
Flight ceiling3,000 m (9,842.5 ft)
SpeedMach 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.