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Neil Gibson
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I cover weapons & their technology I create & maintain entries in the Fenix Insight Online Database (https://t.co/dVLVYWrn7w) All views are my own.
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Feb 28, 2023 • 17 tweets • 8 min read
A little context on & a few examples of, Russian Federation BMP-3 & BDM-4 series IFVs' catastrophic disruptions. This due to full or partial ‘en masse’ detonation of their 100 mm 2A70 gun’s non-insensitive munitions (IM) compliant munitions Failure of these IFV families is down to three main factors; a lack of adequate armour protection; the non-IM explosive fills used in their 100 mm munitions; & the format of their ammunition stowage system (examples attached). Trooper-carried munitions may also be problematic.
May 14, 2022 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Like the prior post on the 3OF22 RAP, this would seem to be another use of an infrequently-seen munitions. In this case they are being fired from a 2S4 (2С4) Tyul’pan (Тюльпан, lit. Tulip) 240 mm self-propelled heavy mortar. Unfortunately, though a great image, the view of the munition isn’t clear. As such it could be one of three munitions, which look very similar. However, as far as I can tell, it is not firing a 3VF4 (3ВФ4) round & hence the 3F5 (3Ф5) Smel'chak (Смельчак) guided projectile.
May 14, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
These would seem to be two of infrequently-seen and originally Soviet-era-developed 152 mm rocket assisted projectiles (RAP). More specifically these would seem to be early-adopted (1975) 3OF22 (3ОФ22) RAP, their codename Kren (Крен). The 3OF22 has a 3-part body with: a fuze adapter/booster holder at the front; a forward ogival nose assembly; & a partitioned rear body assembly. The ogival nose & front cavity in the rear body hold the explosive charge, the rear cavity in the rear body holds the rocket motor.
Apr 27, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
What appears to be the previously operationally-unseen, advanced Russian top-attack anti-tank & anti-vehicle mine, the PTKM-1R (ПТКМ-1Р). This was discovered on the 26th of April in the Ukraine. An image of the munition attached to the tweet. Image In operation the base unit of the PTKM-1R detects its target & then launches a sensor-fuzed munition/submunition (SFM/SFS) over its target. See video for further details.
Apr 16, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
I'm not sure if people are mixing up Latin script with Cyrillic, but it's the 3R-41 (3Р-41) Volna (Волна). This known to the West by its NATO reporting name of 'Top Dome'. A hyphen should be present as it's a Russian Navy URAV index code, not a Russian Army GRAU index code. The 3R-41 radar control system provides missile & target tracking, plus command links. When writing the Jane's Naval Weapons (JNW) entry on the system, reference material stated it 'can' be used to search, but the vessel's search radar is normally used.
Apr 12, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
The video shows the use and effect of artillery rocket delivered high explosive fragmentation (HE-frag) submunitions, either the 9N210 or the 9N235. This was logged earlier today in the Fenix munition use event database system, but I was too busy to post anything until now. Various video frame captures show the highlighted submunitions falling or exploding. The bottom left & bottom right images show the same submunition, its fuze's self-destruct (SD) mechanism operating correctly after a short period of time. ImageImageImageImage
Apr 12, 2022 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
What would seem to be parts of a 9N510 warhead, which is used by both the 9M22S and the 9M28S 122 mm incendiary submunition dispensing artillery rockets. Seen in the images are: top left (TL) = the internal diaphragm between the 2 payload areas of the warhead; TR = the fuze remnants attached to the forward nose body; BL & BR = burnt-out incendiary submunitions. ImageImageImageImage
Mar 28, 2022 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
This one was making the rounds over the weekend & again many questions were asked. The target was likely the 9A310 series TELAR of the 9K37 Buk series of SAM systems. The SAM, which were not raised to the firing position, would seem to be 9M38 series & not 9M317. Whether the users were badly trained & were operating the TELAR in an open area, of the TELAR was acting as bait is unknown. Whatever the case a partial shadow of a TBM can be seen in the top right, after which its warhead operates above the target. ImageImage
Nov 7, 2021 • 12 tweets • 6 min read
An assassination attempt was made on the Iraqi President Mustafa al Kadhimi on November the 6th 2021. I won’t be dealing with the political, the drone, or other aspects of the attack, only the munitions that are presumed to have been carried or dropped from the drones. The munitions used are similar others previously seen, these reportedly attributed to Shiite militias. Other than their colouration, the munitions used on the 6th are essentially identical to those used in an attack in the Iraqi Green Zone in July 2021.