History edit
Description edit
VB-1 AzOn edit
AZimuth ONly radio guidance 1000 lb
VB-2 AzOn edit
AZimuth ONly radio guidance 2000 lb
VB-3 RAZON edit
Range AZimuth ONly radio guidance 1000 lb
VB-4 RAZON edit
Range AZimuth ONly radio guidance 2000 lb
VB-5 edit
1000 lb Image Contrast seeker
VB-6 FELIX edit
1000 lb IR seeker
VB-7 edit
Radio/TV guided 1000 lb
VB-8 edit
Radio/TV guided 1000 lb
VB-9 to VB-12 ROC series edit
VB-9 ROC ? guided
VB-10 ROC TV guided
VB-11 ROC ? guided
VB-12 ROC radio command guided
VB-13 TARZON edit
12,000 lb radio command guided Korean War
References and Notes edit
See Also edit
- United States Army Designation System 1941 - 1947(guided weapons) from Wikipedia Page section on List of missiles by country
External Links edit
- "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.
- "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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