Talk:Henschel Hs 293

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[edit] Historical Accuracy

Under the variant heading this article states that the "Hs 293B was wire guided to prevent jamming; it was never put into production, because jamming was never serious enough to prevent the radio-guided version from being effective", but on the Wire-guided missile page it states that "Wire guidance was first employed by the Germans during World War II. Most of their developments used radio control, but as the British proved to be able to jam anything they used". These statements are clearly contradictory, does any one know which is accurate? Somearemoreequal 17:31, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] How did they do it

Does any one know precisely how the missiles were visually targetted and steered onto the target.

From the range I would have thought it would be impossible to judge the hieght above the see for a start, so did it drop down to a pre determined hieght above the sea?

Second, from such long distance, how on earth could the steerer be sure the missile was actually going towards the target?86.142.2.92 18:05, 7 January 2007 (UTC)