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=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
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! colspan="2" |''Rocket characteristics''
 
! colspan="2" |''Rocket characteristics''
 
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|'''''Mass'''''
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|'''Mass''' || 478 kg
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|''478 kg''
 
 
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|'''''Explosive mass'''''
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|'''Explosive mass''' || 11.97 kg
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|''11.97 kg''
 
 
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|'''Explosive type''' || TNT
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|''TNT''
 
 
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|'''Armour Penetration''' || up to 86 mm
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|''65-86 mm''
 
 
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=== Effective damage ===
 
=== Effective damage ===
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''The Red Angel (11.97kg) high explosive mass with a TNT warhead which travels at 548 mph (882 km/h). The rocket explodes immediately on impact. Damage is caused most by high explosives and following fragmentation''.
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The Red Angel's high explosive TNT warhead (11.97kg) explodes immediately on impact. Damage is caused mostly by blat overpressure and fragmentation.
  
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
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''The Red Angel is statistically identical to the [https://wiki.warthunder.com/Uncle_Tom Uncle Tom].''
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The Red Angel is statistically identical to the [[Uncle Tom]].
  
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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''The Red Angle was designed as an Anti-Ship rocket and would be best used as such.''
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The Red Angel was designed as an anti-ship rocket and is best used as such.  
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''  
 
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* Near-misses are a little more forgiving than with an RP-3
 
* Near-misses are a little more forgiving than with an RP-3
 
* Higher penetration than the RP-3
 
* Higher penetration than the RP-3
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* Direct hits against most Coastal boats or small Bluewaters will usually be fatal.
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* Direct hits against most Coastal boats or small Bluewater ships will usually be fatal.
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'''Cons:'''  
 
'''Cons:'''  
  
 
* Extremely heavy
 
* Extremely heavy
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* Can only carry 2
 
 
* Low velocity
 
* Low velocity
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* Planes can only carry 2 rockets
 
* Compared to the Tiny Tim or RP-3, it has a very bad weight-to-damage ratio
 
* Compared to the Tiny Tim or RP-3, it has a very bad weight-to-damage ratio
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== History ==
 
== History ==
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Around 1950 the new [[wikipedia:Sverdlov-class_cruiser|Sverdlov-class]] cruisers caused concern in the Royal Navy, over the fear that the Soviet Navy was expanding into a wide-ranging blue water navy. A new weapon, Red Angel, was developed to meet this threat. This was larger than Uncle Tom and had a warhead intended to attack the deck armour of Sverdlovs. A salvo of six hits was thought to be sufficient to disable a Sverdlov.
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Red Angel was 10 feet 9 inches (3.28 m) long and 11.25 inches (286 mm) in diameter. Overall weight was 1,055 lb (479 kg) with an 88 lb (40 kg) warhead. Like the Uncle Tom it had flip-out rear fins, but Tom's four large fins were replaced by six smaller ones.
 
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It was first deployed on the [https://wiki.warthunder.com/Wyvern_S4 Westland Wyvern] turboprop, but had always been earmarked for the new jet naval strike aircraft developed in response to the Sverdlov threat, the [https://wiki.warthunder.com/Buccaneer_S.2 Blackburn Buccaneer]. The high-speed Buccaneer was noted for its rotating bomb bay and internal weapons stowage. This could carry four of the Red Angels.
 
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
 
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File:Red Angel WTWallpaper 01.jpg|Red Angel
 
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 
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* ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;''
 
* ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;''
 
* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
 
* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
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* [[wt:en/news/6717-development-unguided-brits-en|[Devblog] Unguided Brits!]]
 
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* [[wikipedia:Red_Angel_(rocket)|Wikipedia Page]]
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* [[wikipedia:Red_Angel_(rocket)|[Wikipedia] Red Angel]]
  
 
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[[Category:Suspended armaments]]
 
[[Category:Suspended armaments]]

Revision as of 06:31, 23 May 2021

Description

The Red Angel rocket (scale is approximate)


Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

Rocket characteristics
Mass 478 kg
Explosive mass 11.97 kg
Explosive type TNT
Armour Penetration up to 86 mm

Effective damage

The Red Angel's high explosive TNT warhead (11.97kg) explodes immediately on impact. Damage is caused mostly by blat overpressure and fragmentation.

Comparison with analogues

The Red Angel is statistically identical to the Uncle Tom.

Usage in battles

The Red Angel was designed as an anti-ship rocket and is best used as such.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Higher explosive payload than a single RP-3.
  • Near-misses are a little more forgiving than with an RP-3
  • Higher penetration than the RP-3
  • Direct hits against most Coastal boats or small Bluewater ships will usually be fatal.

Cons:

  • Extremely heavy
  • Low velocity
  • Planes can only carry 2 rockets
  • Compared to the Tiny Tim or RP-3, it has a very bad weight-to-damage ratio

History

Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />.

Media

Images

  • Red Angel

  • Red Angel alongside Triplex R.P. and Uncle Tom

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

  • reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;
  • references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.

External links


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
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)
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

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