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The VB-6 Felix was a precision guided munition developed by the United States during World War II. It was one of the precursors of modern anti-ship missiles. Created by the National Defense Research Committee, Felix relied on infrared to detect and home on targets, in clear weather, especially ships at sea at night. It was this property which earned the weapon its name, after the ability of cats to see in the dark. Successful trials led to Felix being put in production in 1945, but the Pacific War ended before it entered combat.

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  • VB-6 Felix
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  • The VB-6 Felix was a precision guided munition developed by the United States during World War II. It was one of the precursors of modern anti-ship missiles. Created by the National Defense Research Committee, Felix relied on infrared to detect and home on targets, in clear weather, especially ships at sea at night. It was this property which earned the weapon its name, after the ability of cats to see in the dark. Successful trials led to Felix being put in production in 1945, but the Pacific War ended before it entered combat.
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  • 91.2
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diameter
  • 18.6
Origin
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  • amatol explosive
Guidance
  • infrared
Service
  • never used operationally
Name
  • VB-6 Felix
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  • 1000(xsd:integer)
Caption
  • VB-6 Felix Guided Bomb
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  • yes
payload capacity
  • 1000(xsd:integer)
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Weight
  • 1202.0
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  • none
production date
  • 1945(xsd:integer)
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  • The VB-6 Felix was a precision guided munition developed by the United States during World War II. It was one of the precursors of modern anti-ship missiles. Created by the National Defense Research Committee, Felix relied on infrared to detect and home on targets, in clear weather, especially ships at sea at night. It was this property which earned the weapon its name, after the ability of cats to see in the dark. Felix was a 1000 pound (454 kg) general purpose (GP) bomb with an infrared seeker in the nose and octagonal guidance fins in the tail. Unlike other weapons, such as the German Fritz X, Felix was autonomous (what a later generation would call fire-and-forget), though there was a flare in the tail for tracking. Successful trials led to Felix being put in production in 1945, but the Pacific War ended before it entered combat.
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