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Russian RS-78 rocket
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Eggburt1969
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I'm not aware of any Russian RS-78? Do you mean an RS-82, or the later M-8?
8 cm R-Sprgr was patterned after the M-8, i.e. a derivative of the RS-82, with slight dimensional changes and modifications (like thermal arming of the fuze, ignition system with two built in igniters instead of an external "pyropistol" or angled fins inducing rotation in flight).
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You may be interested to know that the factory designation was R-8, R-8/b, R-8 I, R-8-II ....
The military designation was: 8cm Spr-R.
Most of the drawings are dated 1943...
One of the latest designs is:
Drawing 8cm R-Sprenggranate 013B 1663, Dated 6/9/1944;
(for an idea of the production documentation, it contains 133 drawings + a large number of production procedures of individual components, including ammunition packaging)
Other modifications of the rocket are labeled:
Drawing R 8-II, Assembly of the rocket , DV 100019, dated 29.11.1944;
Drawing 8cm R-Nebelgranate, BVS 16243, dated 14.11.1944.
For HL versions it is for example:
Drawing 8cm R -HL , Drawing BXS 16211 , Date: undated ,Fuse bomben (66) .
one of the other points of interest is:M 8 Druckbombe, BXP 1130, dated 20.4.1943
It is stated in the literature that the design of the initial version of the rocket was from the Development Center in Příbram, i.e. the main designer was R. Engel. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolf_Engel
In order to improve the already established design in the Waffenn SS, 2 design offices were definitely in play, one based in Prague and the other in Vsetín within Zbrojovka Brno.Each had slightly different designs and together they competed for a better construction.
According to correspondence about development and production, the customer: SS-Zentralzeugamtes. His member, Generalmajor Heinrich Gärtner.
Akon.
Test firings prove this fact.
Akon
The military designation was: 8cm Spr-R.
Most of the drawings are dated 1943...
One of the latest designs is:
Drawing 8cm R-Sprenggranate 013B 1663, Dated 6/9/1944;
(for an idea of the production documentation, it contains 133 drawings + a large number of production procedures of individual components, including ammunition packaging)
Other modifications of the rocket are labeled:
Drawing R 8-II, Assembly of the rocket , DV 100019, dated 29.11.1944;
Drawing 8cm R-Nebelgranate, BVS 16243, dated 14.11.1944.
For HL versions it is for example:
Drawing 8cm R -HL , Drawing BXS 16211 , Date: undated ,Fuse bomben (66) .
one of the other points of interest is:M 8 Druckbombe, BXP 1130, dated 20.4.1943
It is stated in the literature that the design of the initial version of the rocket was from the Development Center in Příbram, i.e. the main designer was R. Engel. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolf_Engel
In order to improve the already established design in the Waffenn SS, 2 design offices were definitely in play, one based in Prague and the other in Vsetín within Zbrojovka Brno.Each had slightly different designs and together they competed for a better construction.
According to correspondence about development and production, the customer: SS-Zentralzeugamtes. His member, Generalmajor Heinrich Gärtner.
Akon.
Test firings prove this fact.
Akon
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