Greater accuracy can reduce the number of weapons needed against one target. It can also let a force attack more targets with its available stock. The example contrasts using a thousand bombs against one objective with distributing a hundred accurate bombs across a hundred objectives. This is the basis of the criticism of promises that precision technology would make deep ammunition reserves unnecessary. Improved accuracy changes how a stockpile is used without guaranteeing that a war will consume fewer weapons overall.
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Why precision weapons can leave total ammunition demand high
Accuracy can expand the number of targets attacked, limiting the stockpile savings promised for precision weapons.