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There are suspicious smaller holes near portholes of the aircraft debris. Could it be shrapnel? This is the basic principle of how anti-air systems damage the
by garganzol 7y ago
There are suspicious smaller holes near portholes of the aircraft debris.
Could it be shrapnel? This is the basic principle of how anti-air systems damage the aircraft engines.
The smaller holes also might be caused by explosion during the ground impact though.
This is going to be the hell of an investigation given the current tensions in the region.
- koheripbal 7y agoMultiple small holes in the aircraft shell is generally not caused by hitting the ground, and is indicative of a missile strike.
- valcker 7y agoIn the case of a missile strike, wouldn't the aircraft disintegrate in the air?
- garganzol 7y agoAircraft may partly disintegrate, but this is not the main mode of operation of air defense systems. The main mode of operation is to produce a relatively small near-by explosion that creates a wave of moving particles (shrapnel). Shrapnel causes the destruction of everything it touches. Engines, radio transmitters, communications, and sadly... people.