8 cm tank rocket Oerlikon
| 8 cm tank rocket Oerlikon | |
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| General Information | |
| Type | Air-to-surface missile |
| Local name | Oe85 |
| Country of origin |
 Switzerland
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| Manufacturer | Oerlikon-Bührle |
| development | 1947-1952 |
| Working time | until 1991 |
| Technical specifications | |
| length | 1050 mm |
| diameter | 80 mm |
| Combat weight | approx. 12.3 kg without explosives |
| drive | Solid |
| Furnishing | |
| Warhead | Shaped charge tank grenade HPz G and steel grenade St G. Manipulated version without explosives |
| Detonator | Impact fuse |
| Weapon platforms | De Havilland DH112 , Hawker Hunter , FFA P-16 (only on prototypes, aircraft was not procured) |
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The 8 cm Oerlikon Flz.-Missile is an unguided 80-mm air-to-ground missile and was developed by Oerlikon-Bührle in Switzerland from 1947 to 1952. It was used by the Swiss Air Force under the designation Oe85 until 1991 .
description
The rocket essentially consists of three parts:
- the propulsion unit in which the solid rocket propellant is located, as well as four guide fins and the two fastening devices with which the missile is attached to the weapon carrier
- the warhead, which can be either a shaped charge tank shell or a steel shell or, for training purposes, a manipulation version without explosives
- the impact fuse
Manipulation versions of the rocket also existed. These have no explosives and no rocket propellant, but are identical in shape and weight to the real rockets. It was used on the De Havilland DH112 and Hawker Hunter fighter aircraft . It was also intended to be used on FFA P-16s , but it was only used for tests on the P-16 prototypes, as these aircraft were not procured.
There were three different weapon carriers / pylons for the missiles:
- Pylon for a single missile
- Pylon for two missiles in tandem
- Pylon for four missiles, tandem arrangement on both sides of the pylon