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[[File:PC 1400 X.jpg|thumb|left|420px|The PC 1400 X guided bomb, nicknamed Fritz X.]]
 
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The '''1,400 kg PC 1400 X, or Fritz X''' is a German manually-guided anti-ship glide bomb. It was introduced in [[Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm"]].
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The '''1,400 kg PC 1400 X''' is a German manually-guided gliding bomb. It was introduced in [[Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm"]].
  
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
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=== Effective damage ===
 
=== Effective damage ===
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The PC 1400 X,, with its 320kg (705 lbs) payload, can absolutely demolish any targets one may face. Additionally, the massive 14m armour destruction radius can and will vaporize every tank on a capture point in Ground Realistic Battles, and the 100m fragment dispersion radius can kill light tanks and open tops far beyond.
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=== Comparison with analogues ===
 
=== Comparison with analogues ===
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While there are no bombs with the same or even similar explosive mass as the Fritz X, there are still comparisons to be made. First, one must point out that this is the lowest BR guided bomb in War Thunder, which automatically puts it far above the competition even without the fantastic explosive payload it carries. The only other major competition is unguided weapons used by the Americans, at this tier the most common being the 100-500lbs variants, which it outpaces easily with 160kg (350lbs) more TNT equivalent.
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''Give a comparative description of bombs that have firepower equal to this weapon.''
  
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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While in real life it was mainly used for anti-ship purposes, the Fritz X's use in War Thunder is not so limited. Its main use in the game is in Ground Battles, where it can easily take out individual tanks and even whole groups of them on caps. The only downside to this method is that the planes carrying the PC 1400 X are big and slow heavy bombers. This gives AA and planes a very large target to hit and shoot down. Because of this, it is very possible for one to not even make it to the battlefield, let alone a second pass.
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
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* Relatively small warhead (compared to a normal 500 kg bomb)
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* Relatively small warhead (comparable to a normal 500 kg bomb)
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* All the planes that carry it can be easily shot down
 
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* Only one can be carried at a time
 
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==

Revision as of 18:50, 14 August 2024

Description

The PC 1400 X guided bomb, nicknamed Fritz X.


The 1,400 kg PC 1400 X is a German manually-guided gliding bomb. It was introduced in Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm".

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

General info

The Fritz-X is a guided armour-piercing gliding bomb weighing circa 1.5 tons, with an explosive payload of 320 kg. It was equipped with a stabilizer and fins as well as a set of radio equipment. The bomb trajectory could be tracked visually from the launching bomber through the bomb sight (bright tracing lights lit up in the tail section of the bomb after launch) and corrected by radio signal using a special joystick. It was mainly used as an anti-ship weapon.

Bomb characteristics
Guidance MCLOS
Mass 1,570 kg
Explosive mass 320 kg
Explosive type Amatol
TNT equivalent 320 kg
HE max penetration 98 mm
Armour destruction radius 14 m
Fragment dispersion radius 100 m

Effective damage

Describe the type of damage produced by this type of bomb (high explosive, splash damage, etc)

Comparison with analogues

Give a comparative description of bombs that have firepower equal to this weapon.

Usage in battles

Describe situations when you would utilise this bomb in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Bomb can be guided into the target
  • Good for high altitude bombing cruisers and large slow-moving targets
  • Very effective against capital ships as it can be used from outside of their anti-aircraft range

Cons:

  • Relatively small warhead (comparable to a normal 500 kg bomb)

History

The PC 1400 X was nicknamed "Fritz X", becoming the first precision guided munition used in combat. The Fritz X entered active service on 21 July 1943 against targets in a Sicilian harbour, but without any confirmed kill. The biggest success of the weapon was sinking of the Littorio-class battleship Roma on 8 September 1943 by scoring 2 direct hits and causing magazine explosion. The bomb used MCLOS guiding (Manual Command to Line Of Sight) via radio link. Approximately 1,400 were built.

Media

Vieos
The Shooting Range #101 - Pages of History section at 06:41 discusses the Fritz X.
The Shooting Range #109 - Tactics & Strategy section at 10:44 discusses the Fritz X.

See also

Other WWII guided weapons:

External links


Armour-piercing bombs
USA 
1,000 lb  A.P. AN-MK 33
1,600 lb  AN-Mk 1
Germany 
10 kg  SD10C
50 kg  SD50
70 kg  SD70
500 kg  PC500
1,000 kg  PC1000
1,400 kg  PC 1400 X*
1,600 kg  PC1600
USSR 
220 kg  BRAB-220 (1930)
250 kg  BRAB-250
500 kg  BRAB-500 (1938) · BRAB-500
1,000 kg  BRAB-1000
Britain 
500 lb  S.A.P. Mk.II
2,000 lb  A.P. Mk.I
Japan 
500 kg  Number Type 2 50 Model 1 GP(SAP)
800 kg  Navy Type 99 Number 80 AP
1,500 kg  Navy Type 3 Number 150 AP
Italy 
160 kg  A.P 160
630 kg  630 P.D.
  * Guided bomb
See also  List of high-explosive, unguided, free-falling bombs · List of guided bombs · List of retarded bombs

Guided bombs
USA 


500 lb  GBU-38(V)2/B JDAM (500 lb)
1,092 lb  GBU-16 Paveway II
505 kg  AGM-62A Walleye I
510 kg  AGM-62A Walleye I ER
1,970 lb  GBU-31 JDAM
2,000 lb  GBU-8 · GBU-15(V)1/B · GBU-15(V)2/B
957 kg  GBU-10 Paveway II
Germany 
1,400 kg  PC 1400 X (Fritz X)*
USSR 
50 kg  KAB-50L · KAB-50TV
500 kg  KAB-500Kr · KAB-500Kr-E · KAB-500L · KAB-500S
1,500 kg  KAB-1500Kr · KAB-1500L
Britain 
277 kg  GBU-12 Paveway II
546 kg  Mk.13
2,000 lb  GBU-24 Paveway III
China 
250 kg  GB250 · LS-6 250
500 kg  GB500 · LS-6 500
1,000 kg  GB1000
Italy 
277 kg  BA-FG-230-Lizard-2
France 
400 kg  BGL-400
970 kg  BGL-1000
  * Armour-piercing bomb
See also  List of unguided bombs · List of armour-piercing bombs · List of retarded bombs

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