On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:46:42 -0700, Julian Gomez
wrote:
In article ,
grasshopper wrote:
Has any military experimented with vertically launching missiles from
the back of an aircraft for 360 degree targets?
Think missile sub concept......
In WWII the Germans launched rockets (or maybe cannon) pretty much
straight up from interceptors. The fighter would "park" under a bomber,
and then fire upwards. It was called Schrage Musik.
Cannon, not rockets.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schrage_Musik
Ron Wanttaja