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In such a warhead has another advantage - the rocket did not require absolute precision - it undermined before contact with the target, and fly rods in the direction of the plane cone. Even if the target is directly hit 2-3% of these rods, the plane is doomed: it is necessary to make a flying aircraft at transonic speed hole in the wing or fuselage, just to break the casing, so monstrous oncoming airflow damaged wing spar until the collapse in less than a minute. If there are holes formed a dozen - there has to be nothing at all to catch.
Two Ukrainian fighters were following the passenger Boeing-777 of Malaysian Airlines several minutes before the crash, Russia’s television Channel One said on Friday, citing a tweet made a Spanish air traffic controller of Kiev’s airport Borispol.
According to the Spanish air traffic controller, two Ukrainian fighters had been seen near the Malaysian jet three minutes before it disappeared from radars.
This information is confirmed by eyewitnesses in the Donetsk region who saw Ukrainian warplanes near the passenger jet. They say they heard sounds of powerful blasts and saw a Ukraine warplane shortly before the crash.
originally posted by: samsamm9
originally posted by: Nikola014
You mean, there's a possibility that Russia didn't do it? What? But, but, the Russians man?!
I'm convinced Russia did not do it.
No theories about why I think that. Just a hunch and also something called logic.
originally posted by: aLLeKs
I am pretty sure it was an accident, neither side would be studid enough to shoot it down on purpose.
originally posted by: Zcustosmorum
IF MH-17 was shot down with a surface to air missile (regardless of what side), it would make it the highest flying plane to have ever been brought down using such a method.
originally posted by: Drunkenparrot
originally posted by: Zcustosmorum
IF MH-17 was shot down with a surface to air missile (regardless of what side), it would make it the highest flying plane to have ever been brought down using such a method.
Do you mean highest flying commercial airliner to be shot down by a surface to air missile?
There are lots of examples of much higher flying aircraft being shot down by surface to air missiles.
originally posted by: samsamm9
originally posted by: Nikola014
You mean, there's a possibility that Russia didn't do it? What? But, but, the Russians man?!
I'm convinced Russia did not do it.
No theories about why I think that. Just a hunch and also something called logic.