AS 34 Kormoran II

The German Kormoran II is a follow-on to the Kormoran I "fire-and-forget" air-launched anti-ship missile (see separate database entry).

The missile is a pointed cylinder with cruciform sharply swept wings at midbody and small cruciform trapezoidal control surfaces at tail indexed in line with the mainplanes

Taking advantage of improvements in propulsion and guidance technology, MBB and Aerospatiale developed a missile that resembles Kormoran I, but is more accurate, has a wider...