Over the past few weeks I've been collected
detailed photographs and measurements from activists in Damascus of the UMLACA (Unidentified Munitions Linked to Alleged Chemical Attacks), hoping to piece together what is might look like. Thanks to John Ramsay, who has used those images to put together the following diagrams of what we believe the munition may look like.
The following images show close up sections of the diagram, and related photographs
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| Tail Section |
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| Tail Section |
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| Warhead Base |
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| Warhead Base |
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| Warhead |
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| Warhead |
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| Possible Dispersal Charge Arrangement |
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| Possible Dispersal Charge Arrangement |
We have a very good idea of what the rocket section and warhead base looks like, but for obvious reasons, the dispersal charge and fuze are harder to be sure about. There's also some debate over the function of the two ports at the base of the warhead, but generally it's agreed that at least one of the holes is a fill hole, used to fill the munition with the liquid payload. These diagrams are a work in progress, and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Any media organisations requiring DXF cad files of this munition for 3D animation or other graphics can contact me by email at
brownmoses@gmail.comMore posted on the subject of the August 21st attacks can be found
here, and other posts on chemical weapons and Syria, including extremely informative interviews with chemical weapon specialists, can be found
here.
