A bomb placed at the base of the slab could certainly lead to a directional debris field. The stone closest to it gets ejected directly away from where it was placed which makes sense. The rest of the stone (at the upper part of the slab) collapses downwards as the bottom got blown out). The power of the explosion dissipates really really fast the farther away you get (its probably not a very powerful bomb) meaning the other stones are largely unaffected.
Your image shows that it matches perfectly. You can look at the fence line and see the orientation. The image you posted shows the camera pole in the background. You can also see the debris direction matching where you would expect the debris from the explosion (away from the bomb).
It's not that its "directional". It's that it is sitting directly next to the slab. If it was a non-directional bomb then it would also explode outwards in the other open air directions (which wouldn't leave behind any rubble). The explosion dissipates super fast the farther away you get meaning the only thing that gets blown away is the stuff right next to the explosives.
Secondly, it could be a directional explosive. They could have made it with some sort of shape charge like they do in demolition which are directional. Either way though, the debris pattern would look similar for both in this case, they could have pulled it off with a weaker set of explosives if they made it directional.
There are two cameras. It does match the blast direction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXzKPst743c
IMO it was shot with something like a howitzer.
Look at the narrow line of debris. A bomb would not be that directional.
https://static.independent.co.uk/2022/07/06/17/newFile-10.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp
A bomb placed at the base of the slab could certainly lead to a directional debris field. The stone closest to it gets ejected directly away from where it was placed which makes sense. The rest of the stone (at the upper part of the slab) collapses downwards as the bottom got blown out). The power of the explosion dissipates really really fast the farther away you get (its probably not a very powerful bomb) meaning the other stones are largely unaffected.
No, the blast is one-way perpendicular to the face of the slab.
https://static.independent.co.uk/2022/07/06/17/newFile-10.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp
The video show placement at the inside edge of the slab.
Your image shows that it matches perfectly. You can look at the fence line and see the orientation. The image you posted shows the camera pole in the background. You can also see the debris direction matching where you would expect the debris from the explosion (away from the bomb).
A bomb would not be that directional.
This is clearly something penetrating the slab with high velocity/energy in one direction.
I thought .50 cal armor piercing incendiary round
It's not that its "directional". It's that it is sitting directly next to the slab. If it was a non-directional bomb then it would also explode outwards in the other open air directions (which wouldn't leave behind any rubble). The explosion dissipates super fast the farther away you get meaning the only thing that gets blown away is the stuff right next to the explosives.
Secondly, it could be a directional explosive. They could have made it with some sort of shape charge like they do in demolition which are directional. Either way though, the debris pattern would look similar for both in this case, they could have pulled it off with a weaker set of explosives if they made it directional.