I will be interested to hear if the howitzers counter battery capabilities change that front at all. Or if they are able to pair them up with drone spotters to take out tanks from 10 miles away
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The UA has been operating their own CB radars since the start. More units from the US will help, but how much, so few units can achieve, is questionable.
Since Orc batteries are equipped with Orlan-10 spotter drones and the UA batteries are similar in nature, it seems to be a reasonable assumption that drones have been in use since the start.
Most tanks destroyed have been by artillery or rockets. UA uses manpads for everything, not just tanks.
More units from the US will help, but how much, so few units can achieve, is questionable.
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Your point is that the US howizers don’t bring more precision guidance. Rather, their only contribution is more firepower?
Really, I would think that there should be some kind sattelite look down that transfers the coordinates of a tank/truck/artillery piece directly to the howitzer. All the gunners do is fire.
does this have anything to do with the howitzers?
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Ukraine launched an offensive Friday to drive out Russian troops in the northeast part of the country.
The two militaries have been engaged in an arduous battle with neither side able to gain the upper hand, The New York Times reported.
However, Ukrainian troops are rallying to form an offensive against the Russian forces, which are pushing toward key cities in the northeast including Kharkiv and Izium.
“There are fierce battles going on, as well as the transition from defensive operations to offensive actions in the Kharkiv and Izium areas,” Ukrainian Commander in Chief Valeriy Zaluzhnyi said Thursday, according to the Times.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ukraine-launches-offensive-drive-russian-134658500.html