The Fritz X was a guided glide bomb with and had a 320 kilogram warhead mounted at the front of the bomb. To stabilize itself inflight, the Fritz X also had various radio controlled flaps. If the weapon should score a direct hit, it could penetrate as much as 130mm worth of armor. In total there were four fins on the weapon, each having a length of 1.35 meters with a complex tail system for better control and a gyroscope to keep maintain stability.