2024-03-11 11:03 Compiled by United Daily News Lu Silun/Real-time reporting
CNN reported that Russia modified Soviet-era bombs to create a new type of guided glide bomb, the FAB-1500, which is more powerful than many of the Ukrainian army’s air defense systems. It can severely defeat the Ukrainian army’s frontline positions and is cheaper than missiles. , which may make the Ukrainian army more difficult to defend.
The FAB-1500 glide bomb weighs about 1.5 tons and can carry 1,500 pounds of explosives. Its payload is five times that of the Russian army’s existing glide bombs. With a new precision guidance system and pop-up wings, the range can reach 60 to 70 kilometers. , launched from a remote location by a Russian fighter jet, exceeds the capabilities of many Ukrainian air defense systems.
Recent videos from Donetsk region show FAB-1500s destroying thermal power plants, factories, high-rise blocks and other strongholds where the Ukrainian army dispatched defenses.
A soldier of the Ukrainian air mobility force revealed, “In the past, the Russian army mainly used artillery strikes, but now they are more aggressive and have started to use air weapons, especially the FAB-1500.” “It is very lethal, and if you are lucky enough to survive, it will definitely There are large and small bruises, which seriously affects morale.”
Russia reported in September last year the progress of revamping its FAB-1500, which “accurately hit the target for the first time” with the error range narrowed to within 5 meters. A few weeks later, both armies mentioned that the Russian army was using FAB-1500 in Kherson, Kharkiv and other places.
The Russian army made a breakthrough on the front line in eastern Ukraine in February. The most significant advance was the capture of Avdiivka, a strategic town in Donetsk Oblast. Regarding this, Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson Yuri Ihnat told CNN It said, “On the eve and during the battle of Avdiivka, the Russian army launched hundreds of aerial bombs in a few days, and 250 aerial bombs were used in Avdiivka in just 48 hours.”
FAB-1500 is the most powerful “dumb bomb” in the Soviet era. A factory near Mosk is converting it into a cheap but highly lethal missile.
Russia has transformed Soviet-era bombs into a new type of guided glide bomb, the FAB-1500, which is more powerful than many of the Ukrainian military…
Justin Bronk, a senior researcher at the Royal United Services Institute in London, said, “Although making glide bomb kits is a bottleneck, the Russian army has a large number of explosive packages,” so the Russian army has strong firepower to attack fixed defenses and increase Ukrainian casualties. , although this is not enough to fundamentally change the situation on the front line.
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