Iran also has bunker-busting missiles: an Israeli journalist angrily shows the scene, even the underground air-raid shelter was penetrated!
On March 14, in Tel Aviv, an Israeli journalist filmed a video, his tone full of suppressed anger, showing a scene that had been completely destroyed. What was most surprising was not the crater on the ground, but the underground air-raid shelter, which was supposedly as solid as a fortress, was directly "opened up" from the top.
If this scene is true, it's not just a simple missile attack, but rather indicates that Iran's strike capability has crossed a critical threshold: they may have already developed mature bunker-busting penetration warheads, and these might be equipped on the long-suspected "Mudflow" series.
Previously, Iran's missiles mostly remained at the stage of "surface damage" or targeting fixed ground objectives. Israel's "Iron Dome," "David's Sling," plus layers of underground shelters, formed their proud defense system. Especially those deep underground command posts and air-raid shelters, were designed to withstand the shock waves and fragments of conventional bombs.
Previously, when Iranian missiles fell, they were either intercepted or exploded on the ground, with limited threat to underground facilities. But this time was different. The footage shown by the journalist reveals that the concrete ceiling was not shattered by vibration, but rather "drilled" through, a type of destruction only possible with specialized bunker-busting missiles.
The principle of bunker-busting missiles is not complicated, but the technical barriers are extremely high. It requires the warhead to have an ultra-strong alloy shell that does not break upon impact; it also needs a delayed fuze that allows the missile to explode inside after penetrating multiple obstacles; more importantly, guidance accuracy, which must hit the target's weak spot at a vertical or steep angle, otherwise it is likely to bounce off or deviate.
From the photos, the edges of the hole are neat, and there is no large-scale collapse around it, indicating that the missile entered at a near-vertical angle at high speed, then detonated deep underground, using the explosion energy to dismantle the structure from within. This effect is definitely not achievable by ordinary high-explosive warheads.
Dao Ge believes that Israel's willingness to act aggressively in the Middle East largely relies on the survivability of its underground facilities. Once these "doomsday fortresses" are no longer safe, the proportion of civilian casualties will significantly increase, and morale will take a big hit. On the other hand, when launching future wars, there may be increased opposition. Because, after all, the enemy's retaliation could penetrate their air-raid shelters.
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