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First used by the German air force (''Luftwaffe'') in the [[Second World War]], the Fritz-X was the first [[precision guided munition]] to be used by an aircraft to attack a ship. | First used by the German air force (''Luftwaffe'') in the [[Second World War]], the '''Fritz-X''' was the first [[precision guided munition]] to be used by an aircraft to attack a ship. While it had been designed in 1939, Germany first used a rocket-boosted guided weapon, which was radio-controlled by a human observer, to sink the Italian battleship ''Roma'' in 1943.<ref name=RomaSinking>{{citation | ||
| title = The Sinking of the Battleship Roma, September 9th, 1943 | |||
| first= Francesco | last = Cestra | |||
| url = http://www.regiamarina.net/others/roma/roma_us.htm | |||
}}</ref> The weapon was visually controlled by an operator in a Dornier-217 bomber. This bomb, generally known as Fritz-X although designated the FX-1400 at the time of its use, weighed 1400 kilograms overall, and had a hard-penetration case (300 KG explosive payload). | |||
The FX-1400 was 3.3 meters long. It had four small wings, with the aerodynamic controls in the tail. | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:57, 24 May 2008
First used by the German air force (Luftwaffe) in the Second World War, the Fritz-X was the first precision guided munition to be used by an aircraft to attack a ship. While it had been designed in 1939, Germany first used a rocket-boosted guided weapon, which was radio-controlled by a human observer, to sink the Italian battleship Roma in 1943.[1] The weapon was visually controlled by an operator in a Dornier-217 bomber. This bomb, generally known as Fritz-X although designated the FX-1400 at the time of its use, weighed 1400 kilograms overall, and had a hard-penetration case (300 KG explosive payload).
The FX-1400 was 3.3 meters long. It had four small wings, with the aerodynamic controls in the tail.
References
- ↑ Cestra, Francesco, The Sinking of the Battleship Roma, September 9th, 1943