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  2. Precision bombing - Wikipedia

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    Precision bombing is the attempted aerial bombing of a target with some degree of accuracy, with the aim of maximising target damage or limiting collateral damage. [1] Its strategic counterpart is carpet bombing. An example would be destroying a single building in a built up area causing minimal damage to the surroundings.

  3. Bombing of Nagoya - Wikipedia

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    The city was attacked 21 times between December 13, 1944 and July 24, 1945. The aim of the attacks was stated as "(1) mainly by precision attacks, to wipe out Nagoya's aircraft production and, later on, its ordnance production, and (2) mainly by area attacks, to knock out the city's remaining industries and to destroy the people's will to resist."

  4. Mitsubishi G3M - Wikipedia

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    The Mitsubishi G3M (九六式陸上攻撃機, Kyūroku-shiki rikujō kōgeki-ki, as Type 96 land-based attack aircraft "Rikko"; Allied reporting name "Nell") was a Japanese bomber and transport aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS) during World War II.

  5. Oboe (navigation) - Wikipedia

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    The first major use of Oboe was in March 1943 when the system was used to mark the Krupp Works in an attack against Essen. Over the course of the month the system was used with great success to mark targets for the Main Force against the German industrial center of the Ruhr and for attacks against Cologne. Through November 1943 Oboe was used ...

  6. De Havilland Mosquito - Wikipedia

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    Bomb load could be up to 4,000 lb (1,800 kg), allowing the Mosquito to carry a single "Cookie" blockbuster bomb, or a number of smaller ones. [68] The most-produced variant, designated the FB Mk. VI (Fighter-bomber Mark 6), was powered by two Merlin Mk.23 or Mk.25 engines driving three-bladed de Havilland hydromatic propellers.

  7. Just How Dumb Are Russia's Winged Smart Bombs? - AOL

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    The new weapons are Russia's response to setbacks in Ukraine—and a potentially troubling sign of things to come.

  8. H-4 SOW - Wikipedia

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    The H-4 SOW (Stand-Off Weapon) is a precision-guided glide bomb manufactured by NESCOM and deployed by the Pakistan Air Force, capable of striking targets at stand-off range. It has a terminal guidance system based on an infrared homing seeker, which identifies the target during the final stage of flight. Designed to hit targets out to 120 km ...

  9. LS PGB - Wikipedia

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    LS-6 precision-guided bomb was initially revealed at the 2006 Zhuhai Airshow. [15] [16] LS kit is a strap-on upgrade package to provide general-purpose bomb with range extension and precision strike capabilities. [17] The kit consists of two modules: the guidance module and gliding wings.