when a b52 carpet bombs , be assured it requires an awfully large carpet , but some of the aircraft though were loaded with the newer smart bombs ; they had the ability to home in where davids designator was pointing , and this verily enhanced the bombardiers chance of actually hitting something , but unfortunately it was one of the dumber variety of bombs that arrived in their vicinity , its tail cone had either detached itself , or been knocked off by another bomb on exiting the aircraft , either way it took on the flying characteristics of a house brick and decided on a route of its own .