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dumb bomb

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Noun1.dumb bomb - a bomb that falls because of gravity and is not guided to a target
gravity bomb
bomb - an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
smart bomb - a bomb that can be guided (by a laser beam or radio) to its target; "smart bombs have revolutionized aerial bombardment"
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Years ago, some pundits said that the Air Force's dumb bomb went the way of the dinosaurs and that only precision munitions would be used in future wars.
Massed precision fires--a new way of thinking by Bielinski, Vincent R. / Fires
JDAM is a tail kit that turns an unguided dumb bomb already in the warfighter's arsenal into an accurate smart munition.
Air Force Materiel Command news service (March 17, 2006): JDAM ... by Hansen, Ryan / Defense AT & L
Such increased accuracy and miniaturization of munitions technology make the dumping of thousands of tons of dumb bombs, as occurred during the Vietnam War, both unnecessary and obsolete.
The Precision Revolution: GPS and the Future of Aerial Warfare by Aboul-Enein, Youssef H. / Air & Space Power Journal
 
 
 
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