Egret Explodes -- Development of German Glide Bombs -- Death of a Battleship and Crisis at Salerno -- Early Warnings from Agents and Analysts -- False Hope: Initial Countermeasures Development -- II./KG 100's Struggles in the Mediterranean -- Transition Time: KG 40 and the He 17…
"In August 1943, the Allied navies were shocked by the introduction of the Luftwaffe's new wonder weapons: radio-controlled anti-ship glide bombs. Within a few weeks these weapons sank one battleship, crippled another, wrecked two cruisers and destroyed large numbers of escort s…
In August 1943 the Luftwaffe began using radio-controlled anti-ship glide bombs, and within weeks they had sunk one battleship, crippled another, wrecked two cruisers, and destroyed numerous merchant ships. Yet a year later the Germans abandoned their use, defeated in part by el…