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the US stated that the use of cluster bombs is “a war crime”

That doesn't make it one, it is a little more involved. The only profitable possible use of CM would be in the ATACMs fired by the MLRS. The uke arty is spent all we sent wasted.

77 posted on 07/10/2023 11:55:25 AM PDT by xone ( )
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To: xone

You could try doing some homework.

The US is sending 155mm DPICM.

https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/m864.htm

This is excellent stuff for counterbattery, which seems to be mostly what the Uke 155mm guns are used for.

The more likely use of MLRS, if available in some numbers, would be to use up the huge stocks of M26 series DPICM, which was its primary ammo. But Ukraine had only about three dozen such launchers (HIMARS and M270 MLRS). So they are better off sniping with GMLRS. ATACMS seems better used against distant infrastructure (hint: a certain bridge).


80 posted on 07/10/2023 12:20:02 PM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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