Natter- As real as a What If can get!

[Faust]

When they say "Truth is stranger than fiction", sometimes, they aren't kidding! The desperate last days of WWII in Germany saw any and all ideas for defence of the Reich at least given consideration, no matter how outlandish they were. That some of these ideas were greenlighted, and even made it to the flying stage, says a lot about the state of Germany's science and politics in the early-middle '40s.

One of the weirder and more dangerous vehicles to make the leap from napkin to launchpad was the Bachem Ba-349, or BP-20, "Natter". A vertically-launched, tiny, rocket-propelled point-defence interceptor, it was the original "missile with a man in it". Not surprisingly, there are a lot of kits of this weird contraption, and one of the newer ones is the Brengun model in 1/72. This comes in a bunch of realistic and "What-If" flavours. The one I opted for was Mustermaschine M23, which is the first, and only, Natter to launch with a human pilot on board.

So, while this isn't quite a "What If", it's really close, and I thought I'd share it anyways!

Check out this neat little kit at the link below, and tell me what you think: Red or Black for the underside?

https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/brengun-1-72-bp-20-natter-mustermaschine-m23/

[IMG]https://adamrehorn.files.wordpress.com/2021/08/brengun-natter-002.jpg?w=450[IMG]

[Old Wombat]

You need a "/" before the end bracketed "IMG".

[NARSES2]

I'd go with black, but it's your kit 

[Old Wombat]

For a "Defence of the Reich" aircraft, though, it'd more than likely be red (so their own FLAK gunners didn't shoot them down).

[NARSES2]

For a "Defence of the Reich" aircraft, though, it'd more than likely be red (so their own FLAK gunners didn't shoot them down).

True. Mind you given their short range I'm now musing on how they'd have been integrated with the batteries ?

[jcf]

More likely it would have the same camouflage overall as the point would be to keep it hidden
from marauding Allied aircraft before launch. Once it launched cammo, or recognition markings,
would be moot. Also I doubt if the flak-gunners would be able to hit the thing during its boost
phase, and once in flight it would be too tiny to track.

[NARSES2]

Also I doubt if the flak-gunners would be able to hit the thing during its boost
phase, and once in flight it would be too tiny to track.

Yup, but it could still be in danger of being hit accidently, so the batteries would need to be aware. Probably in even more danger of accidental damage once "mission accomplished", although it'd be a small target.