By Eliza Popova
There are no markings on the case. At a distance of about 500 meters from the bomb found objects similar to the wings. The aircraft itself is visually very similar to an unmanaged 500 kilogram Fab-500. Russian telegrams suggest that the wings fell off the bomb in flight, so it fell in the court of Donetsk.
According to Defense Express, it is the external similarity of the Bomb from Fab-500 that rejects the version that it was the American winged bomb JDAM-ER because it was created for Western shells of the MK-80 and others. The set of wings does not fit the Soviet bombs. On January 4, photos of the Russian analogue JDAM-ER, installed on the Fab-500 bomb, appeared in Russian telegrams. Wings establish an increase in the accuracy and range of airline flight.
The bomb does not fall on the way to the target, but plans. Therefore, the higher the height from which the projectile is dropped, the further it flies. Also, if you compare the photos of the American bomb JDAM-ER bombs and photos from Donetsk, there are significant differences in the appearance of the wings. Despite the supply of JDAM-ER bombs to Ukraine, it is unknown whether the Armed Forces have been able to integrate them into Soviet aircraft that are not adapted for Western ammunition.
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