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Topic: US Used Guided 'Bombs' In WWII as Well
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Whirlwind
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posted 07-26- 11:27 AM
   
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semmern
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posted 07-26- 11:53 AM
Those were just B-17's filled to the brim with explosives, then sent off by remote-control to hopefully land somewhere in Axis territory. Inaccurate at that, they were.IP: Logged |
ArgonV
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posted 07-26- 01:13 PM
Ah yes, I have seen footage and reports on this. A man would guide the B-17 by remote control to its target and just slam it into the target really hard and BOOM! All the explosives went up taking the target with it too.IP: Logged |
CrossbowArcher
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posted 07-27- 05:12 AM
They were a failure because the radio command link was unreliable and the stability of teh B17 frustrated attempts to nose it down.If im not wrong the PB5Y had some glider bombs(radio controled) near the end of the war. The Germans had quite a few guided bombs in their arsenal. ------------------
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Maury Markowitz
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posted 07-27- 08:16 PM
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Originally posted by semmern:
Those were just B-17's filled to the brim with explosives, then sent off by remote-control to hopefully land somewhere in Axis territory. Inaccurate at that, they were.
This is true, but the US also used a number of true guided bombs, like the GB-x's and the AZON/RAZON. The former left a lot to be desired, but the later were excellent weapons and would go on to prove to be excellent bridge droppers in pac. But the big one was the USN radar guided anti-ship missile. Yes, you read that correctly. I can't remember the name, but it had a 20 mile range and all you had to do was keep a radar pointed at the ship, no radio control or anything. Apparently it was _astoundingly_ effective. Maury IP: Logged |
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