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To: srmanuel

You don’t “Fire’ a cluster munition’ they are dropped from aircraft.


19 posted on 07/20/2023 7:35:44 AM PDT by anoldafvet
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To: anoldafvet

“You don’t “Fire’ a cluster munition’ they are dropped from aircraft.”

There are definitely artillery fired cluster munitions.


22 posted on 07/20/2023 7:40:23 AM PDT by wrench
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To: anoldafvet

Actually, I’m pretty sure what we gave Ukraine were artillery shells that are cluster munitions, hence the use of the term fire.

Google it I think you will see I’m correct.


28 posted on 07/20/2023 7:47:52 AM PDT by srmanuel
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To: anoldafvet

Actually, I’m pretty sure what we gave Ukraine were artillery shells that are cluster munitions, hence the use of the term fire.

Google it I think you will see I’m correct.


29 posted on 07/20/2023 7:47:52 AM PDT by srmanuel
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To: anoldafvet
You don’t “Fire’ a cluster munition’ they are dropped from aircraft.

They’re also launched from ballistic rockets, which are ‘fired’. If you’re going to be pedantic, it’s important to be correct.

32 posted on 07/20/2023 7:54:57 AM PDT by Gunslingr3
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To: anoldafvet

There are various versions, they include artillery shells and missile warheads as well.


33 posted on 07/20/2023 7:55:04 AM PDT by null and void (Conspiracies so outlandish they can't be true, but it turns out that they are.)
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To: anoldafvet

Actually they are fired. US munitions are fired from any 155mm or HIMARS artillery system.

Wiki
... approved DPICM cluster munitions to Ukraine ... The weapon system could be used in both HIMARS and 155mm shell projectiles.


42 posted on 07/20/2023 8:06:07 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: anoldafvet

“the DPICMs Washington will give to Kyiv are fired from 155mm howitzers”


57 posted on 07/20/2023 9:16:07 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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