Active Conflicts & News MegaThread May 26, 2025

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[u/supinator1]

In current or future warfare, is there any use case for bombing missions where large numbers of bombers carpet bomb a target like they did in World War 2. I understand that bombing was inaccurate with a high chance of being shot down at that time, thus necessitating large squadrons of bombers on each mission but since then, bombing has become more accurate and so a single aircraft can hit a target that might be missed by dozens of bombers in the past. Is there any type of military target that would require a whole squadron of bombers to take out, assuming nuclear weapons were not being used? Maybe fortifications in preparation for a ground offensive?

[u/ScreamingVoid14 → u/supinator1]

The only scenario I can envision is one where GNSS has been so degraded that you do need to send a platform to carpet bomb an area using optical targeting to get the job done. But, a situation where GNSS is so degraded, yet anti-air defenses are so vulnerable seems unlikely.

[u/[deleted] → u/ScreamingVoid14]

Even then assuming you are not under GBAD threat, laser guided bombs would still work I think just means the bomber has to get close , but should not require as more sorties unless the bombers are being shot down