https://old-wiki.warthunder.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=U101707912War Thunder Wiki - User contributions [en]2026-05-06T17:58:36ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://old-wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=Red_Angel&diff=142390Red Angel2022-10-20T21:43:53Z<p>U101707912: added a comparison to other similar rockets o the /Comparison with analogues/ section</p>
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<div>== Description ==<br />
[[File:WeaponImage Red Angel.png|thumb|left|420px|The Red Angel rocket (scale is approximate)]]<br />
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''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''<br />
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=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===<br />
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* {{Specs-Link|wyvern_s4}}<br />
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== General info ==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
! colspan="2" | Rocket characteristics<br />
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|'''Mass''' || 478 kg<br />
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| '''Maximum speed''' || 390 m/s<br />
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|'''Explosive mass''' || 39.91 kg TNTeq<br />
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| '''Warhead type''' || SAP-HE<br />
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=== Effective damage ===<br />
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The Red Angel's high explosive TNT warhead explodes immediately on impact. Damage is caused mostly by blast overpressure and fragmentation.<br />
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=== Comparison with analogues ===<br />
The Red Angel is very similar to other Large rockets, such as the [[Tiny Tim]] or [[Uncle Tom]]. It's a large, slow rocket, with a devastating payload, that usually doesn't even need a direct hit to destroy even heavily armoured targets.<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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The Red Angel was designed as an anti-ship rocket and is best used as such.<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:''' <br />
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* High explosive payload<br />
* Large damage radius, near-misses are very forgiving against lightly armoured targets<br />
* Deals overpressure damage<br />
* Good flight characteristics<br />
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'''Cons:''' <br />
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* Extremely heavy<br />
* Low velocity <br />
* Heavy payload that will affect flight performance<br />
* Planes can only carry 2 rockets<br />
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== History ==<br />
''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''<br />
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== Media ==<br />
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;Images<br />
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"><br />
File:Red Angel WTWallpaper 01.jpg|Red Angel<br />
File:Triplex R.P., Uncle Tom, and Red Angel WTWallpaper 01.jpg|Red Angel alongside Triplex R.P. and Uncle Tom<br />
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== See also ==<br />
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''<br />
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* ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;''<br />
* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''<br />
* ''other literature.'' --><br />
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* [[wt:en/news/6717-development-unguided-brits-en|[Devblog] Unguided Brits!]]<br />
* [[wikipedia:Red_Angel_(rocket)|[Wikipedia] Red Angel]]<br />
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