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| 8 cm Flz.-Rakete Oerlikon | |
|---|---|
 8 cm Flz.-Rakete Oerlikon Inert version | |
| Type | Unguided air-to-surface rocket |
| Place of origin | Switzerland |
| Service history | |
| In service | until 1991 |
| Used by | Swiss Air Force |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1947–1952 |
| Manufacturer | Oerlikon-Bührle |
| Variants | HEF (impact fuze) HEF (proximity fuze) HEAT (25 cm penetration) Inert training |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | ca 10-12,3 kg without warhead |
| Length | 600-1 050 mm (depending on variant) |
| Diameter | 80 mm |
| Caliber | 80 mm |
| Muzzle velocity | 650-700 m/s |
| Effective firing range | 1500 m (HEAT) |
| Sights | Contrave |
The Oerlikon-Bührle 8 cm Flz.-Rakete Oerlikon (8 cm aircraft rocket) is an 80-mm rocket produced in Switzerland by Oerlikon-Buehrle. Developed from 1947 to 1952 and used until 1991 by the Swiss Air Force under the name Oe85.
Overview
The rocket consists essentially of three parts:
- The drive unit with the solid rocket fuel inside and four tail fins and two mounting devices with which the rocket is attached to the weapon carrier.
- The warhead, Optional is a high-explosive fragmentation and hollow-charge or for training an inert warhead.
- The impact fuse.
From the rocket exists also a "Manipulier" (training / inert) version, they have no explosives and no rocket propellant, however, are identical to the real projectile in the shape, aerodynamic and weight. It was used on the de Havilland Venom and Hawker Hunter fighters. The use in the FFA P-16 was planned, but it was only used for trials and testing of the P-16 prototypes because these aircraft never went into serial production. For the projectiles, there were three different weapons carrier / Pylons:
- Pylon for a single rocket
- Pylon for two rockets in tandem
- Pylon for four missiles on each pylon side in tandem
External Pictures
References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140808061757/http://www.lw.admin.ch/internet/luftwaffe/de/home/themen/history/mittelaus/hunter/bewaffnung.html
- https://www.swiss-archives.ch/detail.aspx?ID=7171229
- Tidsskrift i sjöväsendet. Nr.7 1953.