An early Fritz X would start a wider guided-weapon race

The French campaign would likely retain many of its historical drivers because German guided weapons would not correct French political and military decisions. A less successful Norwegian campaign could reduce German momentum or tempt Hitler to reinforce failure at the expense of forces intended for France. Italy's use of Ju 87s in the Mediterranean would create its own choice between following German guidance research and sustaining a separate dive-bomber path. Early German control technology would also pass to Japan, which sought weapons capable of offsetting numerical inferiority, and spur competing British and American work. Britain and the United States possess deeper industrial resources and easier access to scarce materials than Germany, giving them strong prospects in a prolonged technological race. An early German advantage would thus change procurement and doctrine across several powers.