Russian media attention: China has proposed a method to defend against the US bunker-busting bomb GBU-57!

The vulnerable part is the side of the body, which can be penetrated at an angle of 68 degrees.

On July 21, the Russian newspaper Pravda published an article.

In China, researchers have found a potential vulnerability in the design of the large-scale munition penetrator (MOP) used by the US Air Force, and have developed tactics to protect these bombs.

This work was led by experts from the Northwest Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Cui Xinyi. According to the researchers' findings, the weakness of the MOP is not the nose section as people thought, but its side section.

"Although the nose of the GBU-57 reflects a direct hit from the front, its sides remain vulnerable - they can be destroyed by several anti-aircraft guns," the publication noted.

Calculations show that if the bomb hits at a strictly defined angle (about 68 degrees), effective penetration is possible.

Only in this case can the anti-aircraft gun break the shell of the aerial bomb.

The study also emphasized that to successfully intercept, it is necessary to determine the expected trajectory of the bomb in advance.

The countermeasure strategy developed by Chinese experts is called "sniper fire control," which involves targeted and coordinated air defense strikes at the most vulnerable moment of the bomb's trajectory.

Russian experts pointed out that although this method has potential, it also has some limitations. In particular, the enemy may conduct a preemptive strike on the air defense system before using the GBU-57. Another problem is the difficulty in predicting the trajectory of the bomb, especially at high speeds.

However, China has built one of the world's top integrated air defense systems. Among them, key equipment such as the S-400 long-range surface-to-air missile and the Hongqi series air defense missiles together form a tight network that can intercept incoming threats layer by layer, ensuring security.

But Russian netizens are not convinced. Andrei Yakovlev said:

In actual situations, the chance of being hit by a weapon at a 68-degree angle is close to zero.

Original: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1838212931727436/

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