Russian combat aircraft group in Syria has used to engage targets precision-guided missile Kh-29L, told the representative of videoconferencing Colonel Igor Klimov. Combat use of missiles of this type have been worked out during the war in Afghanistan.
«Kh-29L-class” air-surface “has a laser seeker. When a start-up, the purpose of the pilot illuminates a laser sight, and the aircraft can continue to maneuver “, – quotes RIA Novosti Klimov. “The weight of the missile – 500 kilograms. It is capable of hitting targets and precision has increased effects of a high-explosive and fragmentation “- said Klimov.
As a carrier of the missiles used bomber Su-24 and Su-34. Kh-29L were adopted by the Soviet Army in 1980. Testing their use is happening in Afghanistan, where the required precision in the defeat of the purposes of the mountains. In these circumstances, conventional aircraft ammunition proved to be ineffective, because even a small mistake led to a significant reduction in the impact force on the target.
As reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, over the past day carried out 20 missions aircraft Su-34, Su-24M and Su-25, and they struck at 10 sites in Russia banned terrorist group “Islamic State”.
Under the blows were terrorist training camps, three warehouses with ammunition, weapons and inventory gangs, four command posts. Military specify that the facilities, which were militants completely destroyed. Incapacitated five armored vehicles.
«According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as a result of blows our aviation facilities LIH managed to break the management and logistics of this terrorist organization, as well as cause significant harm infrastructure used for the preparation of terrorist acts on the territory of Syria and Iraq, “- said the agency.
The application of 3 successive air strikes on ammunition depots and PU militants in the district of Maaret En Nuuman
Video: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation
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