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To: PIF
"Robotyne is just close enough to place -for example- a 155mm howitzer and reach the train line that links Crimea with Russia by land. 22,000 meters or 13.7miles.”




6 posted on 08/22/2023 6:50:40 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas (RuZZia is the enemy of all mankind)
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To: PIF

“Russian Forces targeted an abandoned T-90M tank in Robotyne with Lancet kamikaze drone.”

“This is presented as a hit on a Ukrainian M-55 on the Russian channels (of course it is!)”

https://twitter.com/BarracudaVol1/status/1693926036084293757


7 posted on 08/22/2023 6:50:53 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas (RuZZia is the enemy of all mankind)
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To: SpeedyInTexas
The Excaliber is a 155mm munition with a tested range of 70 kilometers. The payload is 106 lbs.
19 posted on 08/22/2023 6:55:52 AM PDT by marktwain
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To: SpeedyInTexas

The M1A1 “Long Tom” was a WW2 era howitzer. The M777 with standard M795 projectiles can reach 14.6 miles, 19 miles with M795E1 base bleed and 25 miles with Excalibur.


41 posted on 08/22/2023 10:08:32 AM PDT by ETCM (“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
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