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Barrett · 7 February 2002, 02:07 PM

Apart from wind and other atmospheric factors (temperature, humidity, etc) there are inherent errors in every perfectly-aimed "dumb" bomb. As I recall, even streamlined Mk 80 series ordnance of recent years has a built-in potential error of as much as six mils 6 ft at 1,000 feet). Soooo...a perfectly-aimed Mk 81 ferinstance might still strike 90 feet from the aimpoint if dropped from 15,000 feet. I have no idea what the mil error for WW I ordnance may have been, but obviously it was considerable. OTOH, it was usually released from fairly low altitude.

7 February 2002, 02:07 PM	#3
Barrett Forum Ace of Aces Join Date: Aug 1998 Location: The American West Posts: 5,749	Apart from wind and other atmospheric factors (temperature, humidity, etc) there are inherent errors in every perfectly-aimed "dumb" bomb. As I recall, even streamlined Mk 80 series ordnance of recent years has a built-in potential error of as much as six mils 6 ft at 1,000 feet). Soooo...a perfectly-aimed Mk 81 ferinstance might still strike 90 feet from the aimpoint if dropped from 15,000 feet. I have no idea what the mil error for WW I ordnance may have been, but obviously it was considerable. OTOH, it was usually released from fairly low altitude. __________________ You will not rise to the occasion: You will default to your level of training.