RZ.65

Description

The RZ.65 rocket (scale is approximate)

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Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• Bf 109 F-2
• Bf 110 F-2

General info

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Effective damage

High explosive

Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

Used to shoot at enemy aircraft at close ranges. May also be effective against lightly armored ground targets.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• High damage
• Excellent at close range

Cons:

• Difficult to aim
• Performs poorly at long range

History

The Rheinmetall-Borsig RZ 65 (Föhn) Bordrakete was a air to air rocket designed and developed by Rheinmetall-Borsig AG in 1941 under the leadership of Dr.-Ing. Heinrich Klein. The Rheinmetall-Borsig RZ 65 (Föhn) Came in several different forms, wing mounted, nose mounted, there was even a version with a eight round magazine, The RZ 65A also known as Rauchzylinder (Smoke Cylinder) and had a diameter of 65 mm was superseded by the RZ 65B. Of which the diameter was 73 mm. The RZ 65 rocket was spin stabilised and used a solid rocket motor, which was then mounted as auxiliary armament beneath the wings of the carrier aircraft as a single launcher unit fitted to each wing. The RZ 65 was tested with the following aircraft He 111, Bv 137, Ju 88, Bf 109, Bf 110, Me 210

<https://www.wehrmacht-history.com/luftwaffe/missiles/rz-65--air-to-air-missile.html>

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See also

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Rockets
USA
70 mm	FFAR Mighty Mouse · Hydra-70 M247
110 mm	M8
127 mm	HVAR · Zuni Mk32 Mod 0 ATAP
298 mm	Tiny Tim
408 mm	Yasser
Germany
55 mm	R4M
73 mm	RZ.65
88 mm	Pb2
150 mm	Wgr.41 Spr
210 mm	Wfr.Gr.21
USSR
55 mm	S-5K · S-5KP · S-5M
80 mm	S-8KO · S-8M
82 mm	M-8 · ROS-82 · RBS-82
122 mm	S-13OF
127 mm	S-3K
132 mm	M13 · M-13UK · ROFS-132 · ROS-132 · RBS-132
212 mm	S-1of · S-21
240 mm	S-24 · S-24B
300 mm	M-31
420 mm	S-25O · S-25OF · S-25OFM
425 mm	TT-250
Britain
51 mm	RP
70 mm	CRV7 M247
80 mm	Type R80 SURA T-80-P 3 · Type R80 SURA T-80-US 3
87 mm	AP Mk I · AP Mk II
152 mm	RP-3
183 mm	Triplex R.P.
292 mm	Uncle Tom · Red Angel
Japan
100 mm	Type 5 No.1 Mod.9
120 mm	Type 3 No.1 Mod.28 Mk.1
130 mm	Type 75
210 mm	Type 3 No.6 Mod.27 Mk.1 · Type 5 No.6 Mod.9
China
55 mm	Type 57-1
70 mm	FS70
90 mm	Type 90-1
130 mm	Type 130-2
Italy
50 mm	ARF/8M3(AP-AT)
70 mm	Skyfire-70 AC/AP
France
68 mm	SNEB type 23 · TDA
70 mm	FZ49
100 mm	TBA ECC · TBA Multi-Dart 100 AB
120 mm	T10 140 · T10 151
Sweden
75 mm	srak m/55 Frida · srak m/57B
81 mm	Oerlikon Typ 3Z 8Dla
135 mm	m/56D · psrak m/70
145 mm	psrak m/49B · Psrak m/49/56
150 mm	srak m/51
180 mm	hprak m/49
Israel
80 mm	Flz.-Rakete Oerlikon
127 mm	AR