On the evening of April 20, a powerful explosion occurred in the Russian city of Belgorod.As it turned out, the Su-34 fighter
What is known
Judging by the video footage from surveillance cameras, which appeared the day after the explosion, the plane dropped a BetAB-500 ShP concrete-piercing bomb. It is on such conclusions that the nature of the explosion suggests.
The bomb is equipped with a rocket booster.It is designed to destroy highways, reinforced concrete fortifications and runways. The use of a rocket booster allows the ammunition to gain the necessary speed when dropped from low altitudes.
The engine is designed for 2.2 kg of solid fuel.The BetAB-500 ShP, which is a modification of the BetAB-500, is capable of deepening several meters into the ground. After that, an explosion occurs. The warhead of a concrete-piercing bomb weighs 45 kg. Su-34 fighters were armed with such ammunition less than three years ago.