There may be a simple answer to the bewildered question from the Russians here as to how the Bridge in Melitopol was taken down so quickly & unseen on a heavily traveled road.
It's called the M303 Special Operations Forces Demolition Kit
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It's called the M303 Special Operations Forces Demolition Kit
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https://twitter.com/wartranslated/status/1602469819760234497
See text & link:
"The Kit is a collection of inert metal and plastic parts and commercially available items that give the SOF soldiers a wide selection of warheads and attachment devices which he can tailor to defeat a
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globalsecurity.org/military/syste…
"The Kit is a collection of inert metal and plastic parts and commercially available items that give the SOF soldiers a wide selection of warheads and attachment devices which he can tailor to defeat a
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globalsecurity.org/military/syste…
... specific mission target. The various warheads include three sizes of conical shaped charges, four sizes of linear shaped charges, and a new capability with two sizes of explosively formed penetrators with more sizes to follow. The warheads are provided in a set...
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...configuration that contains all materials, less explosives, needed to pack the warheads with explosive, set them up and attach them on or near the target. It also gives the user a new capability in the form of an inert kit containing the components to tailor-make...
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...various explosive charges and securely employ or attach these charges to targets which is critical for mission success and user survivability.
The centerpieces of the M303 Kit are the new EFP warheads that provide a standoff capability, previously not available...
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The centerpieces of the M303 Kit are the new EFP warheads that provide a standoff capability, previously not available...
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...to the SOF soldier, to defeat hard targets."
The article link lists the following target capability list stating that a large M303 demo kit can cut through as much as 24 inches (~61cm) of steel reinforced concrete from 50 feet (~16 meters) away.
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The article link lists the following target capability list stating that a large M303 demo kit can cut through as much as 24 inches (~61cm) of steel reinforced concrete from 50 feet (~16 meters) away.
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This is much more @ChuckPfarrer lane than mine, but assuming one or more M303 are mostly put together already in a car trunk or pick up bed, and the operator team is trained to do the rest quickly.
Setting it up to cut the Melitopol bridge supports should be
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Setting it up to cut the Melitopol bridge supports should be
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...a few minutes work by a stopped car or pick up.
The prep-work drilling the demo charge(s) set up and especially the operational intelligence of the bridge traffic would be hairy, but that is what marks top tier special forces from everybody else.
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The prep-work drilling the demo charge(s) set up and especially the operational intelligence of the bridge traffic would be hairy, but that is what marks top tier special forces from everybody else.
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