Exclusive: Nearly half of the Israeli munitions dropped on Gaza are imprecise ‘dumb bombs,’ US intelligence assessment finds | CNN Politics
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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.

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.

  • ApolloEnglish
    23·
    10 months ago

    Dive bombers sunk ships (most of them taking evasive action at the time as well) regularly in WW2 using completely dumb bombs.

    • Maalus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      52·
      10 months ago

      Yeah, so? Still doesn’t make it “as accurate as laser guided bombs”.

      • ApolloEnglish
        32·
        10 months ago

        I never claimed that they were? I was only pointing out that dropping dumb bombs with precision is something that was perfected 80 years ago.