Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Turning Tallboy into a precision-guided weapon

A Walleye-style guidance kit would need major adaptation for Tallboy, but could turn its enormous blast into a precise anti-ship and bunker weapon.

AGM-62 WalleyeAnti Ship WeaponsPrecision Guided MunitionsTallboy BombU Boat Pens
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Question

What would a Tallboy bomb be like with an adapted AGM-62 Walleye guidance kit?

Short answer

A difficult but potent precision weapon capable of delivering Tallboy's blast accurately against ships, bunkers, and U-boat pens.

Notes

An AGM-62 Walleye guidance package could not simply be bolted onto Tallboy because the bomb's size and operating loads demand a modified system. Solving that engineering problem would combine Tallboy's destructive power with much greater accuracy. Ships could be sunk more quickly under such attacks. Concrete bunkers and U-boat pens could also be struck precisely at vulnerable entrances instead of across a broad target area.