Nearly half of the air-to-ground munitions that Israel has used in Gaza in its war with Hamas since October 7 have been unguided, otherwise known as “dumb bombs,” according to a new US intelligence assessment.

  • Ropianos@feddit.de
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    11 months ago

    Why do you think that? Dive bombing hits generally within a few meters, even during WW2 where it was used against tanks. Why would a guided rocket be that much better? Where would it get the target data from if it doesn’t have a human to guide it?

    Obviously, there exist guided munitions with higher accuracy (<1m) but that’s not the majority.

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      11 months ago

      When you gotta hit dozens of metres underground I think you’ll need more than a few metres accuracy error.