Russia begins mass production of 3-ton FAB-3000 super bombs, capable of carrying 1.5 tons of explosives

Russia begins mass production of 3-ton FAB-3000 super bombs, capable of carrying 1.5 tons of explosives

Sunday, March 24, 2024 14:03 PM (GMT+7)

The Russian defense industry has launched mass production of the FAB-3000, a bomb weighing 3 tons and carrying nearly 1.5 tons of explosives that can destroy many enemy fortified structures.

"Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was informed that the production of FAB-500 aerial bombs has increased many times, the production of FAB-1500 has also doubled," the Russian Defense Ministry said on March 21. According to RIA Novosti, Reuters.

"The FAB-3000 bomb mass production line has been launched since February," the Russian Defense Ministry added. According to RIA Novosti, Reuters.

Russian television on the same day published images of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspecting a bomb factory in Nizhny Novgorod province, including FAB-1500 and FAB-3000 bombs being completed. According to RIA Novosti, Reuters.

The FAB-3000 bomb was designed by the Soviet Union to attack industrial facilities, hydroelectric dams, and underground structures. The FAB-3000 has been in service since 1946. According to RIA Novosti, Reuters.

FAB-3000 can be equipped on Tu-4, Tu-16 and Tu-22M3 strategic bombers. According to RIA Novosti, Reuters.

Each bomb contains 1,400 kg of high explosives, designed to destroy fortified positions and large enemy infrastructure. According to RIA Novosti, Reuters.

The explosion of the FAB-3000 bomb can destroy all structures within a radius of 35 meters, the pressure from the bomb can also cause concussion, ear bleeding from a distance of nearly 200 meters. According to RIA Novosti, Reuters.

The FAB-3000 bomb was deployed by Russia in an airstrike campaign on the Azovstal plant in the city of Mariupol in Donetsk province in early 2022. According to RIA Novosti, Reuters.

However, the bombs used in Azovstal were drawn from Soviet-era stockpiles, not newly produced bombs. According to RIA Novosti, Reuters.

In early March, citing unnamed Western intelligence sources, CNN reported that Russia is producing nearly three times more artillery shells than the US and Europe combined. According to RIA Novosti, Reuters.

The production of new FAB-3000 bombs will significantly increase the air strikes from Russian strategic bombers. According to RIA Novosti, Reuters.

Russian officials have not said whether the FAB-3000 can be equipped with the Unified Guidance and Lifting Module (UMPK) like the smaller bombs. Conventional bombs with UMPKs have been a key element of the Russian offensive in Donetsk province, allowing them to destroy many fortified lines and dislodge Ukrainian troops from the stronghold of Avdeevka in mid-February, according to RIA Novosti, Reuters.

"The largest Russian bomb equipped with UMPK today is the FAB-1500 M-54 model, everyone has seen its combat results," said Russian military expert Alexey Leonkov. According to RIA Novosti, Reuters.

"The appearance of the FAB-3000 version with such a guidance kit would be much more terrifying," concluded Russian military expert Alexey Leonkov. According to RIA Novosti, Reuters.

PV (According to ANTĐ)

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