Is there anything today that can do what a Fritz X can do? JDAMS?

Searchwanted said:

Is there anything today that can do what a Fritz X can do? JDAMS?

Any guided bomb can do with Fritz X could do, except maybe get jammed really easily which was the problem with the Fritz X.

OrderOdonata said:

Any guided bomb can do with Fritz X could do, except maybe get jammed really easily which was the problem with the Fritz X.

It needs a pretty heavy one. Littorio's class horizontal armor was designed to withstand 1280kg HE bombs and 835kg AP bombs falling at 250m/s. Infact in the allied bombings of La Spezia, where 2000lbs HE bombs and 1000lbs AP bombs were used, the ships had only limited damages.

Searchwanted said:

Is there anything today that can do what a Fritz X can do? JDAMS?

Most anti-ship missiles can do it, since they have shaped-charge warheads, allowing them to penetrate a much greater thickness of armor for the warhead weight compared to regular HE. (Compare: the penetration of an old 100mm AP shell (BR-412, 160mm) vs. a 100mm HEAT shell (3UBK9, 380mm))

Soviet/Russian heavy anti-ship missiles have large warheads (on the order of 1500-2500 pounds) and high speed (Mach 1.6-2.5), which is in Fritz X territory for warhead weight and better than Fritz X in speed.