FX 1400
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FX 1400, also known as Fritz X, was a German World War II radio-guided precision glide bomb used primarily against Allied naval vessels.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II weapon
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glide bomb ⓘ guided bomb ⓘ precision-guided munition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
FX-1400
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Fritz X NERFINISHED ⓘ X-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackMethod | high-altitude release followed by guided glide ⓘ |
| category | anti-ship missile precursor ⓘ |
| conflictTheater |
Mediterranean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tyrrhenian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlLink | radio link between aircraft and bomb ⓘ |
| controlMethod | visual tracking of flare by bombardier ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| deploymentStart | 1943 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
anti-ship warfare
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attacking heavily armoured warships ⓘ |
| developedBy | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| effectOnWarfare | demonstrated vulnerability of capital ships to guided weapons ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| eraOfIntroduction | mid-World War II ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | radio command guidance ⓘ |
| guidanceType | manual command to line of sight ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | pioneered modern anti-ship guided weapons ⓘ |
| launchPlatform | bomber aircraft ⓘ |
| notableAs | one of the first operational precision-guided munitions ⓘ |
| notableSuccess | sinking of Italian battleship Roma ⓘ |
| originatingForce | German Air Force GENERATED ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| targetType |
battleships
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cruisers ⓘ heavily defended naval targets ⓘ |
| technology | radio-controlled tail surfaces ⓘ |
| typicalCarrierAircraft |
Dornier Do 217
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heinkel He 177 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAgainst |
Allied naval vessels
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Italian Regia Marina ships after Italian armistice ⓘ |
| usedBy |
German bomber units over the Mediterranean
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Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| usedInOperation | Allied invasion of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warheadType | armour-piercing bomb ⓘ |
| weaponClass | air-to-surface weapon ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fritz X