User:Jackehammond/sandboxes-VB series (guided bombs)

Description

VB-1 AzOn

AZimuth ONly radio guidance 1000 lb

VB-2 AzOn

AZimuth ONly radio guidance 2000 lb

VB-3 RAZON

Range AZimuth ONly radio guidance 1000 lb

VB-4 RAZON

Range AZimuth ONly radio guidance 2000 lb

VB-5

1000 lb Image Contrast seeker

VB-6 FELIX

1000 lb IR seeker

VB-7

Radio/TV guided 1000 lb

VB-8

Radio/TV guided 1000 lb

VB-9 to VB-12 ROC series

VB-9 ROC ? guided

VB-10 ROC TV guided

VB-11 ROC ? guided

VB-12 ROC radio command guided

VB-13 TARZON

12,000 lb radio command guided Korean War

References and Notes

See Also

• United States Army Designation System 1941 - 1947(guided weapons) from Wikipedia Page section on List of missiles by country

External Links

• "ROC - New Sky Terror", February 1946, Popular Science short article and great color photos

• VectorSite-net has some information on these VB weapons

• USAF National Museum Photo of VB-10 first of the ROC series that was radio controlled

• USAF National Museum photo of VB-1 AzOn could only be steered right of left -- ie destroyed railroad bridges in Burma and Thailand.

• USAF National Museum photo of VB-3 RAZON

• USAF National Museum VB-13 TARZON

• "Missiles That Find The Light", March 1946, Popular Science photo showing two ROC bombs mounted under B-17 - bottom half of page 135

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