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Russian Artillery Crushed By Precision Air Burst Strikes
Published 1 years ago
Footage shows two different Russian multiple rocket launch systems (MLRS) being destroyed by Ukrainian air burst precision munitions.
It's not clear what weapon was responsible for the destruction, possibly M982 Excalibur rounds fired from M777 howitzers, or M31 GMLRS fired from HIMARS or M270 rocket systems. The air burst "proximity" setting is used because it showers hundreds of high density tungsten balls down onto the unarmored targets, resulting in greater damage than would be achieved in a conventional point-detonating blast.
The Russian targets were identified as Uragan 9P140 and 9P138 Grad-1 multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS).
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