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A number of people have asked why the front of the Tor missile survives intact. As the below diagram shows, the warhead (marked 13) is not in the front of the missile, but about midway. Source http://library.voenmeh.ru/cnau/09ZffWX1yllVMet.pdf β¦ (h/t @cthulhu985)pic.twitter.com/Z4rhrHXf8D
Correct, this head is only for penetration and trigger the explosive behind it. It went easily through the plane and fell very close to the impact zone, probably in Parand suburb. The AA battery probably on the hills east of it.pic.twitter.com/kiXdOj1ZS3
no, this system does not penetrate, it explodes in front of the plane & downs it with shrapnel. This is why the head gets so little damage
is this same as BUK missile or different?
no, this is 9M330 or 9M331 from Tor missile system NATO reporting name: SA-15 "Gauntlet"
Also a lot of missiles don't actually contact the target. Rather they explode very near it and the shrapnel is what causes the damage.
Like Most Of Anti-Aircraft Missiles.
Any evidence of shrapnel by now?
So do you have any evidence that photo from yesterday is actually taken at crash site?
I believe Bellingcat has stated we don't have information on when/where that photo was taken.
Wouldnβt the photo be near the supposed impact site rather than the crash side? Or are we assuming that the part got stuck in the airplane?
Exactly. Parand suburb. Near the crash site the plane was hit second time. Probably by other IRGC guys who were taken by surprise and thought it's an american thing, they used manpads on the burning plane.
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