Fritz X

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Fritz X
Fritz X guided bomb
Type	Anti-ship glide bomb
Place of origin	Nazi Germany
Service history
In service	1943–44
Used by	Nazi Germany (Luftwaffe)
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	Max Kramer
Designed	1938–1943
Manufacturer	Ruhrstahl
No. built	1,400
Specifications
Mass	1,570 kg (3,460 lb)
Length	3.32 m (10.9 ft)
Width	1.4 m (4.6 ft)
Diameter	85.3 cm (33.6 in)
Warhead	amatol explosive, armour-piercing
Warhead weight	320 kg (710 lb)
Operational range	5 km (3.1 mi)
Maximum speed	343 m/s (1,130 ft/s) 1,235 km/h (767 mph)
Guidance system	Kehl-Straßburg FuG 203/230; MCLOS

Fritz X was the most common name for a German guided anti-ship glide bomb used during World War II. Fritz X was the world's first precision guided weapon deployed in combat^[1] and the first to sink a ship in combat.^{[citation needed]} Fritz X was a nickname used both by Allied and Luftwaffe personnel. Alternative names include Ruhrstahl SD 1400 X, Kramer X-1, PC 1400X or FX 1400 (the latter, along with the unguided PC 1400 Fritz nickname, is the origin for the name "Fritz X").