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To: SpeedyInTexas
Ukrainian combat aircraft are already using JDAM bombs against the Russian occupiers.

The pictures at the link show 2000 pound JDAMs with nose plugs.

Nose plugs would be used against hardened targets such as bunkers, aircraft shelters, bridges, roads and runways. Tail fuse would be set at .25 seconds.

I would be most interested in target selection process...pre-planned vs Close Air Support.

36 posted on 03/31/2023 10:06:08 AM PDT by FtrPilot
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To: FtrPilot
@ChuckPfarrer 2m "DELIVERING THE HURT: US-designed JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition) systems are now being used by the UKR air force. These 'bolt on' kits turn Mk 84 2000 pound aerial bombs into GPS guided precision strike munitions with ranges greater than 15 miles."


46 posted on 03/31/2023 11:59:51 AM PDT by BeauBo ( L)
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