Russia announces it has restarted the production of FAB-3000 bombs
The War in the Ukraine
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It look like they would just use the old canvas and not change the front end for the wings guided version. No time to test it and no need to change the mold/milling in place. Russian practical side...
The carrier is kinda limited tho. Only Tu-22M3 or Tu-95 can carry it.
They'll probably add a kit similar to UMPK but with rocket assist to turn it into a standoff weapon. Those bombers are too precious to risk by flying within a possible Ukrainian air defence bubble.
There is suspicion that su-34 actually can, too.
Use of the T-72 tank and BMP-3 during the assault on Georgievka. Footage of the assault in the area of Georgievka, a stronghold of the Ukrainian army located nearby in a forest belt. The video shows the use of a presumably Russian T-72 tank and a BMP-3 armored personnel carrier. A group of combat vehicles is moving under Ukrainian artillery fire towards a strong point. When approaching the positions, the tank and infantry fighting vehicles begin to suppress the firing points, after which troops land from the BMP-3 and storm the strong point. The video was filmed in the Maryinsky direction and shortened, the end of the battle is shown on the telegram channel.
A single FAB 3000 bomb on the centerline hardpoint ??? If it can carry a kh-41 there, the carry capacity is possible but will it fit with wings kit. Diameter is a bit bigger too 0,85m fab-3000 vs 0,8m for kh-41???
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The recent FAB-1500 that was revealed with UPMK kit had a new nose cap fitted over the front of the bomb. No reason they couldn't do the same for these.
What % percentage of new land has Russia conquered in the last 1 year? like 0.05%? Avdivika is nothing in terms of land. if they are putting so much effort on the front line, the gains are almost negligible.
Russia needs to get more PR victories to take down Ukrainian and western morale. Only then they can achieve a quick surrender or a lack of will to fight. Destroying key strategic factories, ports or attacking highly important cities like Kiev or Lviv would have achieved that. But they are failing or not trying hard enough.
How many targets are hardened enough that 3 x 1 ton bombs would be insufficient ? Hard to see much use of this especially if only the Tu-22 can carry it.