Red Angel

2021-06-05T18:09:55Z

U69026: fixed word

== Description ==
[[File:WeaponImage Red Angel.png|thumb|left|420px|The Red Angel rocket (scale is approximate)]]
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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.''

=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===


* {{Specs-Link|wyvern_s4}}

== General info ==
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |''Rocket characteristics''
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|'''Mass''' || 478 kg
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|'''Explosive mass''' || 11.97 kg
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|'''Explosive type''' || TNT
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|'''Armour Penetration''' || up to 86 mm
|}

=== Effective damage ===

The Red Angel's high explosive TNT warhead explodes immediately on impact. Damage is caused mostly by blast overpressure and fragmentation.

=== Comparison with analogues ===

The Red Angel is statistically identical to the [[Uncle Tom]].

== Usage in battles ==

The Red Angel was designed as an anti-ship rocket and is best used as such.

=== Pros and cons ===

'''Pros:'''

* Higher explosive payload than a single RP-3.
* Near-misses are a little more forgiving than with an RP-3
* Higher penetration than the RP-3
* Direct hits against most Coastal boats or small Bluewater ships will usually be fatal.

'''Cons:'''

* Extremely heavy
* Low velocity
* Planes can only carry 2 rockets
* Compared to the Tiny Tim or RP-3, it has a very bad weight-to-damage ratio

== History ==
''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 If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: 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>.''

== Media ==


;Images
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
File:Red Angel WTWallpaper 01.jpg|Red Angel
File:Triplex R.P., Uncle Tom, and Red Angel WTWallpaper 01.jpg|Red Angel alongside Triplex R.P. and Uncle Tom
</gallery>

== See also ==
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''

* ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;''
* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''

== External links ==


* [[wt:en/news/6717-development-unguided-brits-en|[Devblog] Unguided Brits!]]
* [[wikipedia:Red_Angel_(rocket)|[Wikipedia] Red Angel]]

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