Russia Unveils New Missiles Capable Of Destroying Western Tanks With 100% Guarantee

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EURASIAN REGIONRussia Unveils New Missiles Capable Of Destroying Western Tanks With 100% GuaranteePublished 3 weeks ago on August 27, 2020By Tim Edwards
Russia unveiled its supersonic missile, Hermes, at the Army-2020 international military and technical forum. The long-range guided weapon system will be able to destroy any Western tank with an almost 100% guarantee, a representative of the Shipunov Design Bureau of Instrument-Making (the system’s developer) told TASS.

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The Shipunov Design Bureau is a part of High Precision Systems Company within the state-owned corporation, Rostec. “Following the results of a full cycle of the Hermes trials at the proving ground with the destruction of various types of targets, a conclusion was made that just one missile of the system will be enough to reliably eliminate any existing Western tank,” the company’s representative said, adding that the destruction probability was 98-99%.

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