“2 Russian accounts confirm what I presumed that Ukraine launches Uragan or Grad MLRS and then launches HIMARS or Tochka-U to make it more difficult for Russian air defenses to counter them. It is no coincidence that Tochka-U have been more effective since Ukraine received HIMARS.”
https://twitter.com/RALee85/status/1546605456889679884
“The Russian Voenny Osvedomitel channel argues that Russia needed to take preventative steps to counter HIMARS before the war began because Russia can’t easily disperse command posts given archaic comms and centralized C2.”
“They also note that ammo depots can’t be easily dispersed given how little automation there is and the Russian military’s reliance on manual labor. They also note that Russia doesn’t have sufficient AEW&C or a reconnaissance system to locate and destroy these systems. “