{"product_id":"icm-48275-1-48-dornier-do-217-k-2-fritz-x-carrier","title":"Dornier Do 217 K-2 Fritz-X Carrier","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Do 217K-2 was developed as a version of the Do 217K-1 bomber designed to carry the Ruhrstahl SD 1400 X guided bomb, also known as Fritz-X. The key modification was an extended wingspan of nearly 25 meters – necessary to handle the significantly increased combat load, as a single guided bomb weighed 1570 kg. To preserve flight range, an additional 1160-liter fuel tank was installed in the forward bomb bay. Two special racks for the Fritz-X bombs were mounted under the wings between the fuselage and engines. The German company Ruhrstahl A.G. developed the bomb, designed by engineer Max Kramer. It was an armor-piercing glide bomb for attacking armored naval targets, with flight control from the aircraft via radio waves. The carrier bomber had to fly at an altitude of at least 4 km. The Fritz-X carried 360 kg of explosives and could penetrate 130–150 mm of armor—sufficient to destroy even battleships. The most famous use of the Do 217K-2 bomber (crew commander Major Bernhard Jope) and the Fritz-X bomb was the sinking of the Italian battleship Roma on September 9, 1943.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ICM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52758042247435,"sku":"48275","price":61.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0777\/1809\/4091\/files\/48273_en-1.jpg?v=1765384811","url":"https:\/\/anglia-models.com\/de\/products\/icm-48275-1-48-dornier-do-217-k-2-fritz-x-carrier","provider":"Anglia Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}