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Russia Accidentally Drops FAB-1500 Aerial Glide Bomb on Occupied TownA brief clip circulating on social media appears to show the aftermath of a FAB-1500 aerial bomb falling—but not exploding—on a store in the Donetsk town of Yenakiieve, or Yenakievo.
The FAB-1500 bombs, originating from World War II, boast a formidable destructive capability, with nearly 1,543 pounds out of the total 3,307 pounds of their weight consisting of TNT.
But Russia doesn't care. The giant FAB-1500 — a 1.5-ton glide bomb — or the 3.4-ton FAB-5000 have such a large blast radius that even a near miss will destroy Ukrainian trenches and bunkers.
Russia’s first successful use of a FAB-3000 glide bomb weighing over 3 metric tons ... The defense producer also doubled the output of FAB-1500 air bombs and boosted the production of FAB ...
“The explosive part is essentially a conventional freefall iron bomb, of which Russia has hundreds ... commonly used for glide bombs is the FAB-1500, which weighs 1.5 tonnes.
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