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Song Parodies -> "X-4 Wire Would Un-spool"

Original Song Title:

"I Put a Spell on You"

 (MP3)
Original Performer:

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Parody Song Title:

"X-4 Wire Would Un-spool"

Parody Written by:

Robert D. Arndt Jr.

The Lyrics

As early as 1942 the RLM was looking at more complex ways to develop ATA rockets. The 55mm R4M was chosen first as unguided and was used with the Me-262 and rocket fighter Me-163. Although successful under intense fire, only 12,000 were ever made and were used late in the war. The world's first guided AAM was proposed by Dr. Kramer (of Fritz-X fame) as the X-4 which used a BMW rocket engine burning a combo of Salbeik and Tonka 250. The missile carried a 20 kg HE charge and had 4 wings and 4 tail- fins. Guidance was achieved through a command line wire of 5500 m length that unspooled when the weapon was fired. Systems Dusseldorf radio and Detmond receiver helped guide it and once it was near a target the Dogge system locked-on. Then, the Miese acoustic sensor switched on during the last 7 m- listening for the enemy engines and detonated within range. Test firings and some claimed actual war use came from Fw-190F-8 aircraft. But because the Reich was shrinking under enemy troops and armor, the delivery of the X-4's critical systems for guidance could not be guaranteed and so with hundreds stockpiled, the X-4 was cancelled. Another AAM, the Hs-298 was also stockpiled with 450 of them sitting around unused. That was a larger AAM meant to be carried on multiple rails from Dornier and Junkers attackers. From the X-4 came the X-7 AT missile that was used against the Red Army near Stolberg.
X-4 wire would un-spool
command line

The first AAM from Ruhrstahl
Wire guided
Acoustic fired

Knirps knob steered the rocket
Miese listened for sounds
20 (kg) warhead deadly
Direct hit would bring bombers down

[Fockes carried the weapon around]

X-4 wire would un-spool
command line
Worked fine

Put to use
Put to use
Put to use
5500 meters
First Air-to-Air
Against enemies
Was a winner

[Supply thinner]

Not to be
X-4 wire would un-spool
command line
(Guidance system supply not guaranteed)

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Rob Arndt - November 15, 2012 - Report this comment
Museum X-4 preserved: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_0a67GongyHY/S_Sh3wYUTFI/AAAAAAAABCM/_uk1k4E4y5k/s1600/Ruhrstahl+X4-hhh.jpg Fw-190 with X-4: HY/S_Sk5q_fn0I/AAAAAAAABCU/E2vseZWY4zo/s400/Ruhrstahl+X4-007.JPG Air-dropped: http://www.luft46.com/missile/x4-9.jpg

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