Ruhrstahl SD 1400 X
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World War II aerial bomb
armor-piercing bomb
glide bomb
precision-guided munition
radio-guided weapon
Ruhrstahl SD 1400 X, also known as Fritz X, was a German World War II radio-guided armor-piercing glide bomb and one of the first precision-guided munitions used in combat.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II aerial bomb
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armor-piercing bomb ⓘ glide bomb ⓘ precision-guided munition ⓘ radio-guided weapon ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
FX 1400
NERFINISHED
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Fritz X NERFINISHED ⓘ X-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
German World War II weapons
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air-to-surface missiles and bombs ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| controlMethod | manual command to line of sight ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| deployedBy | III./KG 100 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deploymentRegion |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Bay of Biscay NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | penetrating battleship deck armor ⓘ |
| designer | Max Kramer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| detonationMethod | impact fuze ⓘ |
| developmentStatus | operational during World War II ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem |
Kehl-Strasbourg FuG 203/230 system
NERFINISHED
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radio command guidance ⓘ |
| influenced | postwar guided bomb development ⓘ |
| launchPlatform |
Dornier Do 217
NERFINISHED
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Heinkel He 111 NERFINISHED ⓘ Heinkel He 177 NERFINISHED ⓘ Junkers Ju 88 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Ruhrstahl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
attack on Italian battleship Roma
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attacks on Allied ships off Salerno ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first precision-guided munitions used in combat
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sinking the Italian battleship Roma ⓘ |
| operatorPosition | launch aircraft ⓘ |
| originatingOrganization | German Air Ministry (RLM) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTargetType |
battleships
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cruisers ⓘ heavily armored ships ⓘ |
| propulsion | unpowered glide ⓘ |
| releaseMode | air-dropped from high altitude ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1943 ⓘ |
| statusAfterWar | obsolete ⓘ |
| usedAgainst | Allied naval forces ⓘ |
| usedAs | anti-ship weapon ⓘ |
| usedBy | Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| warheadType | armor-piercing ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fritz X