Difference between revisions of "Red Angel"

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Description

The Red Angel rocket (scale is approximate)

The Red Angel rocket is an unguided rocket with 40 kilograms of TNT designed as an anti-shipping rocket to counter soviet ships in the 1960s.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Wyvern S4

General info

Rocket characteristics
Mass	478 kg
Maximum speed	390 m/s
Explosive mass	39.91 kg TNTeq
Warhead type	SAP-HE

The Red Angel is very similar to other large rockets, such as the Tiny Tim or Uncle Tom. It's a large, slow rocket, with a devastating payload, that usually doesn't even need a direct hit to destroy even heavily-armoured targets.

Effective damage

The Red Angel's high explosive TNT warhead explodes immediately on impact. Damage is caused mostly by blast overpressure and fragmentation.

Comparison with analogues

Give a comparative description of rockets that have firepower equal to this weapon.

Usage in battles

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

Pros and cons

Pros:

High explosive payload
Large damage radius, near-misses are very forgiving against lightly armoured targets
Deals overpressure damage
Good flight characteristics

Cons:

Extremely heavy
Low velocity
Heavy payload that will affect flight performance
Planes can only carry 2 rockets

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 If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: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

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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 [[File:WeaponImage Red Angel.png|thumb|left|420px|The Red Angel rocket (scale is approximate)]]
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-''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.''
+<!--''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.''-->
+The Red Angel rocket is an unguided rocket with 40 kilograms of TNT designed as an anti-shipping rocket to counter soviet ships in the 1960s.
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
+<!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
 * {{Specs-Link|wyvern_s4}}
 == General info ==
+<!-- ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the rocket.'' -->
 {| class="wikitable"
-! colspan="2" |''Rocket characteristics''
+! colspan="2" | Rocket characteristics
 |-
-|'''''Mass'''''
+|'''Mass''' || 478 kg
-|''478 kg''
 |-
-|'''''Explosive mass'''''
+| '''Maximum speed''' || 390 m/s
-|''11.97 kg''
 |-
-|'''''Explosive type'''''
+|'''Explosive mass''' || 39.91 kg TNTeq
-|''TNT''
 |-
-|'''''Armor Penetration'''''
+| '''Warhead type''' || SAP-HE
-|''65-86 mm''
 |}
+The Red Angel is very similar to other large rockets, such as the [[Tiny Tim]] or [[Uncle Tom]]. It's a large, slow rocket, with a devastating payload, that usually doesn't even need a direct hit to destroy even heavily-armoured targets.
 === Effective damage ===
-''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''.
+<!-- ''Describe the type of damage produced by this type of rocket (high explosive, splash damage, etc)'' -->
+The Red Angel's high explosive TNT warhead explodes immediately on impact. Damage is caused mostly by blast overpressure and fragmentation.
 === Comparison with analogues ===
-''The Red Angel is statistically identical to the [https://wiki.warthunder.com/Uncle_Tom Uncle Tom].''
+''Give a comparative description of rockets that have firepower equal to this weapon.''
 == Usage in battles ==
-''The Red Angle was designed as an Anti-Ship rocket and should be treated as such.''
+<!-- ''Describe situations when you would utilise this rocket in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)'' -->
+The Red Angel was designed as an anti-ship rocket and is best used as such.
 === Pros and cons ===
+<!-- ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.'' -->
 '''Pros:'''
-* Higher explosive payload than a single RP-3.
+* High explosive payload
-* Near-misses are a little more forgiving than with an RP-3
+* Large damage radius, near-misses are very forgiving against lightly armoured targets
-* Higher penetration than the RP-3
+* Deals overpressure damage
-* Direct hits against most Coastal boats or small Bluewaters will usually be fatal.
+* Good flight characteristics
-*
 '''Cons:'''
 * Extremely heavy
-* Can only carry 2
+* Low velocity
-* Low velocity
+* Heavy payload that will affect flight performance
-* Compared to the Tiny Tim or RP-3, it has a very bad weight-to-damage ratio
+* Planes can only carry 2 rockets
-*
 == History ==
-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.
+''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: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''
-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.[1] Like Uncle Tom it had flip-out rear fins, but Tom's four large fins were replaced by six smaller ones.
-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 ==
 <!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
+;Images
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
 File:Red Angel WTWallpaper 01.jpg|Red Angel
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 <!-- ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
-* ''encyclopedia page on the weapon;''
 * ''other literature.'' -->
 * [[wt:en/news/6717-development-unguided-brits-en|[Devblog] Unguided Brits!]]
-* [[wikipedia:Red_Angel_(rocket)|Wikipedia Page]]
+* [[wikipedia:Red_Angel_(rocket)|[Wikipedia] Red Angel]]
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