Ke-Go

Ke-Go
TypeSmart bombs
Place of originJapan
Service history
In service1945
Used byImperial Japanese Navy
WarsWorld War II
Production history
ManufacturerYokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal
Specifications
Mass800 kg (1,764 lb)
Length5.49 m (18 ft)
Width2.85 m (9 ft 4 in)
Guidance
system
Infrared homing

Ke-Go was one of the first guided weapons, developed by the Imperial Japanese Army Ordnance Board. The Ke-Go was a free falling, infra-red guided, gyro-stabilized missile, intended to be dropped from airplanes onto shipping targets. The missile had eight wings in two cross-configurations, one set fore and one set aft. Output from the heat-seeking head was amplified to provide guidance control to flaps on the four forward wings. The main body was to hold an explosive charge behind the heat-seeking head.

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