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Weapons · Germany · 1943-1944

Fritz X

radio-guided anti-ship glide bomb

Fritz X was a free-fall armor-piercing bomb fitted with radio-controlled fins, steered by a bombardier via the Kehl-Strassburg MCLOS link after release from altitudes of 4,000-5,500 meters. On 9 September 1943, Dornier Do 217s of III./KG 100 used it to sink the Italian battleship Roma as it sailed to surrender to the Allies, killing over 1,300 men including Admiral Carlo Bergamini, in the weapon's most notable success. Allied radio jamming introduced in 1944 sharply reduced its effectiveness.

Wikipedia

weight1,570 kg
guidanceKehl-Strassburg MCLOS radio link
range~5 km
produced~1,400

Mediterranean and North Africa

The Fritz X also known as the Ruhrstahl X-1, was a precision-guided, armor-piercing bomb used with deadly effect by Germany in World War II against Allied ships in the Mediterranean. Based on the PC 1400 bomb, the Fritz
The Fritz X also known as the Ruhrstahl X-1, was a precision-guided, armor-piercing bomb used with deadly effect by Germany in World War II against Allied ships in the Mediterranean. Based on the PC 1400 bomb, the Fritz Sanjay Acharya · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Fritz X ( Air-to-Ship Wireless Guided Gliding Bomb)
Fritz X ( Air-to-Ship Wireless Guided Gliding Bomb)Kogo · GFDL · source
Fritz-X at RAF Museum Cosford
Fritz-X at RAF Museum CosfordArjun Sarup · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Frame from "Wright Field Film# 12-105, USAAF Wright Field Air Technical Service Command, T-2 Intelligence Department Captured Film, 'Fritz X' German Radio-Controlled Dive Bomb", 15:18 in length, released in 1946. Frame i
Frame from "Wright Field Film# 12-105, USAAF Wright Field Air Technical Service Command, T-2 Intelligence Department Captured Film, 'Fritz X' German Radio-Controlled Dive Bomb", 15:18 in length, released in 1946. Frame iThe PIPE · Public domain · source