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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.
LT-2 was the first bomb in the LT series, which was renamed from the LS-500J guided bomb. [2] [13] The LT-2 is a strap-on bomb kit that can be mounted on any 500 kg (1,100 lb) class general-purpose bomb. The seeker is an annular airfoil seeker with a quadrant detection assembly similar to that of Paveway I and II.
The Tianlei-2 (TL-2) or GB6A [24] variant was showcased at Zhuhai Airshow 2016, which is a GB6 guided bomb fitted with a miniature turbojet engine. The jet engine makes GB6A a cruise missile , providing extended range and offering capabilities similar to that of Storm Shadow and Taurus KEPD 350 . [ 30 ]
On April 7, 1945, another precision bombing attack hit and destroyed most of the Mitsubishi Aircraft Engine Works. On May 14 and 16, 1945, there were large air raids and widespread firebombing that targeted the Mitsubishi factories and other war industries, the arsenal, railroad freight yards, and the seaport.
39th Bombardment Group B-29 Superfortress dropping 500 pound high-explosive bombs over Japan. Note the high winds in the jet stream scattering the bombs, making precision bombing ineffective from high altitudes. 42-65286 1st Bomb Squadron, 9th Bombardment Group, the first to land on Iwo Jima, 4 March 1945.
The Air Corps Tactical School was notable as the birthplace of the Army Air Forces doctrine of daylight precision bombing. This doctrine held that a campaign of daylight air attacks against critical targets of a potential enemy's industrial infrastructure, using long-range bombers heavily armed for self-defense, could defeat an enemy nation ...
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.
RAF Air Vice-Marshal John Slessor proposed a combined Anglo-American strategic bombing campaign.. In early 1941, American, Canadian and British war planners convened in Washington D.C. for a series of secret planning sessions called the American–British Conference, or ABC-1, to determine a course of action should the United States become a belligerent in the war.