One of the UPAB-1500B bombs
It would have been used for the primary time in an assault towards the city of Avdiivka, in DonetsIt is devastating towards concrete defensive buildings, however can’t hit cell targetsLaunched from 15 kilometers above sea stage, it has a spread of 40 kilometers
Russia has used for the primary time in Ukraine the UPAB-1500B megabomb, often known as K029BE, a long-range guided missile of greater than 1.5 tons that was already introduced in 2019 on the MASK arms truthful.
Ukrainian sources comparable to Defense Express or Kiyv Independent level out that is still of one in all these projectiles have appeared among the many rubble of the city of Avdiivka, in Donetsk, lately attacked by Russian forces.
The UPAB-1500B bomb is a mass of 1,525 kilos, 5 meters lengthy by 400 centimeters in diameter. It might be launched 40 kilometers from its goal, with a round error margin of ten meters.
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The UPAB-1500B guided bomb, first unveiled at a Russian arms expo in 2019, has since undergone full testing, been delivered to the Russian air power, and obtained its first orders for export. pic.twitter.com/qbVxGcTEcQ
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) March 4, 2023
The Russian air power can launch it from an altitude of 15 kilometers. Its navigation techniques information it in the direction of targets that have to be fastened. That’s one in all her weaknesses: her incapacity to hit shifting targets.
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These highly effective one and a half ton bombs are already falling on the fortified areas of the Ukrainian armed forces within the Avdiivka space.#Antofagasta 💣
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— Zorro Culpeo #StackSats (@kalitruri) March 5, 2023
The UPAB-1500B is a ‘bunker busting’ bomb. Its excessive explosive cost makes it a devastating weapon towards concrete defensive buildings. Although that brutal harmful capability can be one in all its Achilles heels, since utilizing it towards much less stable civilian buildings is a waste of cash and energy.
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The bomb is able to bypassing anti-aircraft defenses and explodes on contact with its goal or on a delayed foundation, due to a timer.
This new weaponry bears the signature of the State Scientific and Production Enterprise firm. Moscow has not confirmed its use in Ukraine. It has restricted itself to stating that it’s a kind of pump that’s in manufacturing for overseas clients.
kyiv, for its half, assures that along with its use in Avdiivka, a lately shot down Russian Su-34 bomber carried a few of these bombs.