The FAB-1500 planning bomb has several advantages over the Kinzhals, including the issue of power, military expert Vasily Dandykin told News.ru. According to him, the explosive substance of the “Dagger” is approximately 500 kilograms, while the FAB-1500 is three times more powerful. In addition, the use of a modernized glide bomb on Su-34 fighter-bombers makes it possible not to endanger the crew.
FAB-1500 bombs are also lower in cost compared to Daggers, since they were created quite a long time ago. According to Dandykin, the Russian army will continue to use them as part of a special military operation to strike enemy strongholds, headquarters and individual facilities. In addition, they can be used not only in the offensive, but also in defense.
FAB-1500 is 3 times more powerful than Daggers. Taking into account the fact that it has been modernized, it has the ability to move tens of kilometers away from being dropped by an aircraft, which makes it possible not to endanger the crew. At the same time, the accuracy of the hit is great, which means that this is a new powerful weapon, the expert emphasized.
As previously reported, Russian Su-34 fighters were the first to use the FAB-1500 M4 bomb with a unified planning and correction module. The author of the Fighterbomber Telegram channel claims that the ammunition was assembled from scratch. The designers had to create new equipment that would increase the range of dropping a bomb on a target.
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