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The 80 mm (3.1 in) S-8 rocket has the S-8DM and S-8DF thermobaric variants. The S-8's 122 mm (4.8 in) brother, the S-13, has the S-13D and S-13DF thermobaric variants. The S-13DF's warhead weighs only 32 kg (71 lb), but its power is equivalent to 40 kg (88 lb) of TNT.
The first signs of the deadly weapon being used in the war-hit nation emerged near Ukraine’s Black Sea city Mykolaiv oblast in early April this year, the Institute for the Study of War said on ...
The S-13 rocket was developed in the 1970s to meet requirements for a penetrating weapon capable of cratering runways and penetrating hardened aircraft shelters, bunkers and pillboxes, to fill a gap between 80 mm and 240 mm rockets and fulfill a role similar to the 127 mm Zuni rocket. The S-13 is conventional in layout, with a solid rocket ...
Loaded tubes weigh 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) and can fire thermobaric (blast yield similar to 6 kg (13 lb) of TNT, or a 122 mm artillery rocket) or fragmentation warheads. The fire control unit is the same one used on the RPO-M, weighing 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) and enabling ranges of 25–650 m with the baseline day sight; night and thermal systems are also ...
He says the Russians have possessed a range of thermobaric weapons for at least four decades. [7] Robert Hewson, an editor for Jane's Information Group, told the BBC it was likely that FOAB indeed represented the world's biggest non-nuclear bomb. "You can argue about the numbers and how you scale this but the Russians have a long and proven ...
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A number of T-34s were reactivated by the separatist forces from war memorials. [1] [7] T-54: Medium tank: 1+ Soviet Union: Taken from Donetsk historical museum on 7 July 2014. [12] T-62M/BV: Main battle tank: N/A Soviet Union: Assigned to reservist units during 2022. [13] T-64A/B/BM/BV: Main battle tank: 400 (DPR claim) [14] [a] Soviet Union ...