2007-10-26 12:16:40 · 11 answers · asked by bp131 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
A bomb is not powered. Bombs simply fall, but can be guided in their trajectory somewhat. 'Dumb' bombs are not guided.
'Smart' bombs are just 'dumb' bombs with a steering mechanism attached to the front.
The steering mechanism typically picks up a laser spot projected at the target. The laser can be projected by the aircraft that released the bomb, or by another aircraft or ground-based spotter.
Missiles are powered, usually by rockets, but sometimes by small jet engines. They can be guided by locking on to the heat signature of their target, or by radar signature or video targeting. They can also be steered by television remote-control and other means. They can use GPS, inertial guidance, you name it.
2007-10-26 12:20:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 0⤋
a missile is a rocket with a practise equipment. for instance an AGM-sixty 5 Mavrick makes use of a television or IR digital camera to fasten on to objectives A bomb is a few element that is going advance. oftentimes in protection stress termonalogy it refers to at least some thing dropped from an airplane that then is going advance- some cases they're guided- like a paveway laser guided bomb or JDAM a even as they're only dumb. An IED is an improvided explosive gadget- in straightforward lingo it should be a hand-crafted bomb. it ought to variety from an uncomplicated pipe bomb to an massive truck bomb that takes out a city block.
2016-10-23 01:14:27 · answer #2 · answered by kaspari 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
20 years ago there was a great difference. Rockets had their own propulsion systems, and bombs pretty well just went straight down(in an arc).
Now there is a thin line between, because some bombs have their own propulsion systems and are not required to be dropped "on target".
When the bomb is released, and acquires the laser beam, it will follow it to the target. This can be done at lower altitudes and as much as 40 miles away.
2007-10-27 04:20:47 · answer #3 · answered by eferrell01 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A bomb is dropped. Regardless if it is a smart bomb or a dumb bomb, the altitude decreases with every passing second.
Its speed depends upon the law of gravity and the aerodynamics of the bomb and the control surfaces.
A missile is fired. It has the ability not only to drop, it can go straight and even climb in altitude, at least until it runs out of fuel. Its speed depends upon gravity and the thrust of its engine. For an air-to-air missile to hit a plane, it has to be able to go faster than the plane. If the plane is like the SR-71, there never was a missile fast enough to catch it.
2007-10-26 12:21:55 · answer #4 · answered by forgivebutdonotforget911 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
A missile has some sort of propulsion (rocket motor, ramjet, or even a jet engine) along with a guidance system, while bombs, generally, are unpowered and may also have some sort of guidance system (GPS, TV, IR, etc.)
There are 'bombs', however, with propulsion systems, such as the BLU-107 Durandal, which has a rocket booster to penetrate runways.
2007-10-26 14:57:13 · answer #5 · answered by JaK 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
A bomb falls due to gravity, a missle is powered by an engine.
2007-10-26 12:21:12 · answer #6 · answered by Don't know everything ! 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
a missile is propelled by something. a bomb just falls out of the jet.
2007-10-26 12:19:40 · answer #7 · answered by dashiznits 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
a bomb just falls to earth using gravity, while a missle has a rocket engine the propells it forward to target
2007-10-26 12:20:11 · answer #8 · answered by koma 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Bombs are dropped, missiles have their own propulsion system.
2007-10-26 12:19:36 · answer #9 · answered by cobra 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Napoleon would agree with me; it's strictly a matter of the complexity of the calculus involved. A simple tactical issue.
As long as the tactics are the best, and you deliver the biggest bang, God will be on your side.
2007-10-26 16:55:56 · answer #10 · answered by Boomer Wisdom 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋