fritzs@microsoft.UUCP (Fritz SANDS) (02/05/91)
From: fritzs@microsoft.UUCP (Fritz SANDS) The US military reports from Desert Storm have consistently described the bombing of Iraq as "pinpoint" or "precision". I've been wondering about that. 1. Has the military said what percentage of the ordinance dropped on or near Iraqi cities is "guided"? 2. Is there any unclassified data on the failure rate of terminal guidance for guided bombs? I assume that the failure mode, if a bomb loses guidance, is to blow up on whatever it lands on, not to blow up in midair. 3. Is there any unclassified data on the guidance failure rate for Tomahawks? Is the failure mode unclassified -- i.e. what does the missile do if it becomes "lost" -- if its external data does not match its internal databank? Fritz Sands