carpet bombing
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Carpet bombing, also known as "saturation bombing" and "obliteration bombing", is a large area bombardment done in a progressive manner to inflict damage in every part of a selected area of land. Carpet bombing refers to a type of area bombing that aims to effect complete destruction of the target area by exploding bombs in every part of it. The phrase evokes the image of explosions completely covering an area, in the same way that a carpet covers a floor. Carpet bombing is usually achieved by dropping many unguided bombs.
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Tedder carpet; Tedder's carpet; obliteration bombing; saturation bombardment; saturation bombing.jpg)
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1942 | Bombing of Tokyo | carpet bombing, aerial bombing of a city | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1945 | Bombing of Dresden in World War II | aerial bombing of a city, carpet bombing | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1945 | Yunohana Tunnel Train Shooting Incident | carpet bombing, shooting attack | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1950 | Bombing of Pyongyang | United States Air Force, military operation, carpet bombing | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1950 | bombing of North Korea | United States Air Force, carpet bombing | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2023 | bombing of the Gaza Strip | Israel, carpet bombing, indiscriminate attack | Wikidata |
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