Posted on 06/22/2024 11:49:29 AM PDT by delta7
Russian forces have begun employing massive 3,000-kilogram (6,600-pound) class FAB-3000 M54 bombs turned into stand-off weapons in Ukraine it has been claimed. If true, this could present a significant new challenge for Ukrainian forces given the amount of destruction power such a weapon could deliver while also helping the launch platform stay further away from Ukrainian air defenses.
At the same time, questions have already been raised about what aircraft might be able to employ FAB-3000 M54s converted in this way and the size of the available stockpile of the bombs, all of which could limit their actual operational utility.
The Fighterbomber channel on Telegram, which has close connections to the Russian Aerospace Forces, shared a video, seen below, earlier today purporting to show the first combat employment of a FAB-3000 M54 fitted with a UMPK-series glide bomb kit. UMPK modules consist of a pop-out wing kit and a guidance package, as you can read more about here.
The FAB-3000 is one of, if not the largest conventional general-purpose high-explosive bomb in Russian service today. There is no direct U.S. military analog, with the largest of the three most common sizes of bombs American forces employ being in the 2,000-pound (900-kilogram) class, or less than a third of the size….
…. Whatever the weapon is, it clearly has significant destructive power, causing major damage to the apparent main target and completely leveling three other buildings. Other structures in the area also show signs of being damaged to varying degrees……
Go Vlad, NATO and senile Joe war cheerleaders need a black eye- the only way to end their forever wars.
+1
Makes the MOAB seem like a little sister.
These things have a 4000 foot blast radius. Shoot and scoot might become a tad less effective.
“The vegetable head West should have listened to Vlads warnings last year about having many advanced weapons in his arsenal”
They actually BELIEVED the Zeepers and the Neocons who claimed that Russia was a ‘backwards country’ with nukes. They now know differently. The ONLY QUESTION now is whether Trump can extract us before it becomes a nuclear war, because it’s damn close - and now the Neocons have authorized strikes on Moscow.
Love it!!!!
I, like a majority of Americans, am tired of going broke to fund the expansion of our globohomo Empire. We are ruled by perverted criminals feasting off our blood and tax dollars.
Russia is still a backwards country with a third-world economy, and the only thing they can brag about is their nukes. They can’t even win a war which was supposed to be easy and end within a month or two. Only the nukes can save Putin and Russia now, since they can’t win even an easy war against a much smaller military. Putin needs to unleash at least 10 nukes against Ukraine to try to win the war, and with your help, he could be convinced to do so.
“Russia is still a backwards country with a third-world economy”
The IMF and the World Bank don’t agree with you, so link please.
Thanks for posting. Informative site, twz.
The Ukes have done a fine job of slowing them down.
BTW, are you certain you understand the purpose of Russian's miliraty incursion?
miliraty?
Delta,
Have you ever seen it specified how far the glide upgrade allows these bombs to travel after release?
Thx
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