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	RUHRSTAHL/KRAMER X-1 (FRITZ X)	1943
	ANTI-SHIP GUIDED BOMB

DATA

RUHRSTAHL/KRAMER X-1 (FRITZ X)

CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :	ANTI-SHIP GUIDED BOMB
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :	GERMANY
MANUFACTURER :	RUHRSTAHL AG
FIRST FLIGHT :	1938-39
SERVICE DELIVERY :	1943
NUMBER BUILT :	1,386 - (BETWEEN APRIL 1943 & DECEMBER 1944)

SPECIFICATION
SPAN :	4 ft 5-1/8 in - Across Fins
LENGTH :	10 ft 8-3/8 in
DIAMETER :	1 ft 10 in
WEIGHT LOADED :	3,454 lbs
POWER PLANT :	None
ARMAMENT :	704 lb High Explosive Warhead of Amatol Armor Piercing
TECHNICAL NOTE :	Kehl-Straßburg FuG 203/230 Radio Controled Guidance System

PERFORMANCE
MAX SPEED :	630 mph After 26,240 ft Drop
RANGE :	5.6 miles When Dropped From 26,240 ft
OPERATING CEILING :	13,125 ft Min to 26,240 ft Max Drop Altitude

	REFERENCES
	Miranda, J & Mercado, P. Secret Wonder Weapons of the Third Reich - German Missiles 1934-1945. Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 1996. ISBN 0-7643-0086-5. Kay, Antony L. & Smith, J.R. German Aircraft of the Second World War (Including Helicopters and Missiles). Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2002. ISBN 1-55750-010-X.

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