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Local Iranian Claims to Take Photo of Missile Part Near Ukrainian Plane Crash, Tehran
15)A local took this image (L) near the PS752 crash site, clearly showing the control segment of a TOR M1 missile. (via @Azematt) pic.twitter.com/afkfnYaP1r— Heshmat Alavi (@HeshmatAlavi) January 8, 2020  Ed. That finned object is the flight controls package. The Tor M1 is guided by the radar on the launcher vehicle via a telemetry link and detonates on command. The HE-FRAG warhead is below the flight controls package in the missile body. It’s apparently an expanding rod design similar to the US AIM-9 Sidewinder warhead. Update Breaking: Pentagon, Iraqi officials tell Newsweek, CBS: Iran shot down the Ukraine flight Posted by: Woodrow 2020-01-09 |
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