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Re:Residential building struck by a missile in southwestern ... by orbital-decay on Saturday February 26, 2022 @12:58PM (#30479948)
It's been filmed from several angles, these videos were circulating in Telegram previously. No plane or helicopter was seen or heard around. Unguided air-to-ground missiles fired from helicopters don't usually have that kind of thick white smoke, and also fired in salvos. (I don't think a pilot even has an option to fire just one)

Ground to ground is either MLRS (doesn't look like it at all) or ballistic (absolutely not)

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Re:Residential building struck by a missile in southwestern ... by sandworm101 on Saturday February 26, 2022 @01:01PM (#30479971)
Rockets get fired in salvos. Air to ground missiles are regularly fired individually. Think the US maveric or hellfire lines. "Missile" generally means a guided rocket. "Rockets" are generally unguided, although there are laser-guided FFARs that are still called rockets.
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Re:Residential building struck by a missile in southwestern ... by stickfigure on Saturday February 26, 2022 @01:05PM (#30480025)
Aren't there a variety of man- and vehicle-launched antitank missiles in use? Do they look substantially different?
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Re:Residential building struck by a missile in southwestern ... by orbital-decay on Saturday February 26, 2022 @01:14PM (#30480120)
The missile in point descends in a straight line - that means either the launch happened in the air or it was boosted into the air upon the ground launch.

AT missiles are typically obturated, don't have that amount of smoke either, and won't cause that kind of damage (they are designed to leave a small hole)

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