The Bachem Ba 349 Natter (English: Colubrid, grass-snake[Note 1]) was a World War II German point-defence rocket-powered interceptor, which was to be used in a very similar way to a manned surface-to-air missile. After a vertical take-off, which eliminated the need for airfields, most of the flight to the Allied bombers was to be controlled by an autopilot. The primary role of the relatively untrained pilot was to aim the aircraft at its target bomber and fire its armament of rockets. The pilot and the fuselage containing the rocket engine would then land using separate parachutes, while the nose section was disposable.

The first and only manned vertical take-off flight, on 1 March 1945, ended in the death of the test pilot, Lothar Sieber.

CONTROLS

To activate the rockets, go to the weapons and "launch" the rocket named "HWK 109-509A", then quickly activate the other 4 takeoff booster rockets. After this process, deactivate the landing gear, and watch the magic happen (:

note:

the aircraft will gradually begin to become more maneuverable.

armament

34x 50 ml rocket