Taifun (rocket)
| Taifun | |
|---|---|
Two "Taifun" rockets displayed at RAF museum Cosford | |
| Type | Unguided anti-aircraft rocket |
| Place of origin | Germany |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Flak-Versuchskommando Nord, EMW Peenemünde |
| Produced | January–May 1945 |
| No. built | Approx 600 |
| Specifications (Taifun F) | |
| Mass | 21 kg (46 lb) at launch |
| Length | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Diameter | 10 cm (3.9 in) |
| Warhead | High Explosive |
| Warhead weight | 500 g (1.1 lb) |
Detonation mechanism | Contact Fuze |
| Propellant | Hypergolic Liquid |
| Flight ceiling | 15,000 meters (50,000ft) |
| Boost time | 2.5 secs |
| Maximum speed | >3,300 km/h (2,100 mph) (Obtained) |
Launch platform | Modified 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41 |
Taifun (German for "typhoon") was a German World War II anti-aircraft unguided rocket system. Waves of small, relatively cheap, Taifun flak rockets were to be launched en masse into Allied bomber formations. Although never deployed operationally, the Taifun was further developed in the US as the 76mm HEAA T220 "Loki" Rocket.