plawolf
Lieutenant General
That blob doesn't look much like the Yars or any ICBM.
For one the size is notably off.
The Yars is a 21m beasty, which should make it roughly the same length as the 22m Su24 in that picture.
It's exceptionally sloppy and unhelpful that they draw a big thick yellow line partially through what they are supposed to be highlighting, but based on what's left exposed, and filling in th blocked off area by looking at the magnified image, it is still pretty clear that whatever they are showing is significantly shorter than 21m.
It simply makes no sense for Russia to want to send an ICBM to Syria since those things have plenty of range to hit pretty much anywhere on the planet without having to leaving Russian territory.
What is pictured may be a tactical SRBM, or a support trailer for the S400, even a bigass fuel tanker, so poor is the picture quality.
But basic size analysis alone should rule it out as an ICBM.
Why anyone would even think ICBM when looking at that picture boggles the mind. That would make absolutely no sense.
For one the size is notably off.
The Yars is a 21m beasty, which should make it roughly the same length as the 22m Su24 in that picture.
It's exceptionally sloppy and unhelpful that they draw a big thick yellow line partially through what they are supposed to be highlighting, but based on what's left exposed, and filling in th blocked off area by looking at the magnified image, it is still pretty clear that whatever they are showing is significantly shorter than 21m.
It simply makes no sense for Russia to want to send an ICBM to Syria since those things have plenty of range to hit pretty much anywhere on the planet without having to leaving Russian territory.
What is pictured may be a tactical SRBM, or a support trailer for the S400, even a bigass fuel tanker, so poor is the picture quality.
But basic size analysis alone should rule it out as an ICBM.
Why anyone would even think ICBM when looking at that picture boggles the mind. That would make absolutely no sense.
