Originally Posted by
TwoOneFour
Just a thought, but a detonation in the midpoint (around the region of the engine) would have sent debris in both directions along your green line.
No. It is
not like a shell burst that is reflected in a spray around the burst point. It is more akin to shotgun pellets that are projected forward and expand like a cone.
As I said before, the fuzing is designed to detonate before the target to give the optimum spread of shrapnel as it reaches the target.
If the frag damage is limited to a small area then is shows they were extremely unlucky.