bombsight
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thumb|right|An early bombsight, 1910s thumb|1923 Norden MK XI Bombsight Prototype
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14 sectionsContents
- Theory
- Forces on a bomb
- The bombsight problem
- Accuracy
- Early systems
- Vector bombsights
- Tachometric bombsights
- Radar bombing and integrated systems
- Postwar developments
- Modern systems
- See also
- Similar devices
- References
- Bibliography
thumb|right|An early bombsight, 1910s thumb|1923 Norden MK XI Bombsight Prototype
A bombsight is a device used by military aircraft to drop bombs accurately. Bombsights, a feature of combat aircraft since World War I, were first found on purpose-designed bomber aircraft and then moved to fighter-bombers and modern tactical aircraft as those aircraft took up the brunt of the bombing role.
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