Re: Afghani Ordnance

[Arclight <arclight@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 16:26 10.10.2001 -0400, MathesonT@aol.com wrote:

>>only thing i have heard of, and i haven't been keeping up well either, is 
>>a lot of "dumb" bombs, and the tomahawk...
>
>I would seriously doubt they have dropped any "dumb" bombs.  From the 
>altitudes they have been operating at the accuracy of dumb bombs is 
>poor.  JDAM probably represents the majority of ordnance deployed.  The 
>heavy use of B1-Bs supports this, as they can carry 24 JDAMs.  WCMD would 
>also seem to be a candidate for heavy use.  Both systems are in service in 
>large quantities, and reasonable price, making extensive use no problem.

I heard that they have to use smart weapons exclusively, as they have to 
minimize that infamous collateral damage. Most of the targets being 
attacked seem to be in major cities.

Arclight