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A couple of comments on your latest post....
1. Tu-22.
Footage with Tu-22 dropping dumb bombs from above the clouds could be found "in tonns" in the TV archives all over the world. I saw such promo footage even in early 70's being a school boy. One may show B-52 making carpet bombing over Vietnam, and so what?
In Syria, Tu-22M3 (as well as Tu-160's) were used just a few times, by the way. Just to show that the region could be reached from the Russian territory. Operation wise it makes no sense because when you have to fly that far, the weight of bombs that can be delivered is the same as for Su-24 operated locally (and even less than for Su-34).
2. Dumb vs smart.
In the conditions like those in Syrian skies currently (no air defence, no jammers, etc.) the intelligence onboard the moderns aircraft (hi-pres. navigation, radars, IR, powerful computers, etc.) can well compensate lack of self-guiding capabilities in munitions. Those interested might have a look at the following 40+ years old publication reporting that dispersion is measured in a few tens of meters:
https://books.google.co.il/books?id=...errors&f=false
Moreover, having smart munitions is not enough. Correct target identification is another "must have" component. We all hear periodically that USAF hit some civilians in the area (the last case was a hospital in Afghanistan). Most likely the bombs/missiles did not miss the target, but were given a wrong one. And this is the point where having ground based forces is important (that could see with their own eyes where is a hospital and where is the terrorist command post). The Russian do have such a capability through the Assad's forces and spies/collaborators who are everywhere in the area as they are indistinguishable from the common population.