With all the international concern about the Russian killing of uninvolved civilians in its bombing raids, I wonder if a major factor has been missed.
'Western' coalition air forces take some pride in making clear that their airborne weapons are carefully targeted. It seems that they do, mostly, manage to minimise so-called collateral damage. They can only do this by using precision guided munitions (PGMs) - or smart weapons - the ultimate of which is, perhaps, Brimstone.
If the Aviationist film of Tu-22Ms dropping FAB 250 dumb bombs is to be believed (ORAC's 26 Jan post, #1715), that could be the major cause of much collateral damage. FAB 250s are 1940s-era unguided bombs. In order to destroy a point target using these weapons, you have to use Second World War 'carpet bombing' techniques. It's the blitzkrieg, all over again.
I don't see any journalistic reports citing this as a cause of the unacceptable human tragedies apparently being caused by the Russian Air Force raids.
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Last edited by airsound; 15th Feb 2016 at 20:24.
Reason: Tidying up