Laser-guided bomb
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laser-guided-bomb-181-12944956
title:
Laser-guided bomb
text:
A laser-guided bomb (LGB) is a guided bomb that uses semi-active laser guidance to strike a designated target with greater accuracy than an unguided bomb. First developed by the United States during the Vietnam War, laser-guided bombs quickly proved their value in precision strikes of difficult point targets. These weapons use on-board electronics to track targets that are designated by laser, typically in the infrared spectrum, and adjust their glide path to accurately strike the target. Since
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Type of guided bomb
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser-guided_bomb
date created:
2003-08-29T01:37:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T22:56:27Z
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