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missile; (2) the infantryman’s Lutin, a radio-guided, rocket-boosted 
ramjet; (3) the Ogre I, photo-reconnaissance, liquid-propellant- 
boosted ramjet; and (4) the SE-4200, which is ramp launched by two 
solid boosters and ramjet sustained. The missile is currently in 
production. 
There are five missiles in the air-to-air category: the M04, M20, 
M051, M510, and M511. Of these five, the M04 is probably the best 
known. The M04 can be used in either air-to-air or surface-to-air ap- 
plications. It is approximately 15 feet long, 16 inches in diameter, 
and weighs over 1,000 pounds. This missile utilizes a liquid-propellant 
rocket engine, delivering 2,750 pounds of thrust for 14 seconds, and it 
can fly over 1,000 miles per hour, carrying approximately 245 pounds 
payload. The M04 was first successfully tested in 1952. 
The M20 and M051 are Matra production missiles carried by the 
Mystere A and B fighters. The M20 uses a liquid-propellant engine, 
and the M051 utilizes a solid-propellant motor. 
The last two missiles in this category are the M510 and M511. They 
are comparable in length to the Matra M051. Although the perform- 
ance of these missiles is classified, it has been reported that the M511 
is scheduled for use with the Trident rocket-powered airplane. 
French air-to-surface missiles are the least developed and consist of 
only three missiles, the BB10, SNCASE 1522, and an ASM, which is 
said to be similar to the U.S. Air Force’s Rascal. 
French missile designers’ independent look at their missile require- 
ments has resulted in some truly remarkable advances in the state of 
the art. Their wire-guided antitank missiles and their antiaircraft 
missiles are tops in their fields. The French method of guiding anti- 
tank missiles by wire (similar to a kite) has been adopted by the United 
States. Also, the adaptation of ramjets in small missiles by the 
French has been revolutionary. France is rated as a third-ranking 
military power in rocket development. 
HOLLAND 
A smaller nation contributing to rocketry today is Holland. Utiliz- 
ing a French SFECMAS SS10 pulsejet motor, which develops 190 
pounds thrust, the Aviolanda Co. developed a pilotless target air- 
craft. ‘The plane is boost-launched by rockets, has a conventional 
aircraft configuration, and is radio controlled. 
SOVIET UNION 
The Soviet Union, one of the two giants in the guided-missile 
field today, achieved its missile mastery within a record-breaking 
period from an incredibly primitive start. It is fairly obvious from 
present results that the Russians, after taking over Peenemiinde 
