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To: buwaya

And you could get a grip on reality, the tubes we sent have mostly been destroyed, so having rounds for the destroyed tubes are not an upgrade. 155 max range +/-18 miles. 42 out of the MLRS. ATACMs is the only system that will have a strategic effect, which is what the Ukes needs or they might as well hold them to their stomachs.


81 posted on 07/10/2023 12:29:34 PM PDT by xone ( )
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To: xone

” the tubes we sent have mostly been destroyed”

For destroyed tubes, they sure are shooting a lot. Maybe the Ukrainians are just manually throwing all this 155mm? Tough guys.

You are making, er, heroic assumptions here.

As for ATACMs, it’s got mostly strategic targets, true, but these are in the main “hard” targets. Bridges are high on the list. So are HQs and ammo dumps. In fact, most all are in buildings or railroad cars, if not in bunkers.

Bomblets may be good for airfields to get rid of planes, but AFAIK Russia withdrew most of its aircraft out of drone range after the Ukes started using their long range drones. That would put them out of ATACMS range too.


86 posted on 07/10/2023 12:49:13 PM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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