Secret to Ukraine's fierce resistance? Javelin antitank missiles

https://asia.nikkei.com ^ | March 2, 2022

[LouAvul]

Thanks for the clarification.

[ncfool]

Javelins cost $175,000 each . Need to be buying $RTX and $LMT stock if you can afford it.

[ncfool]

Only if you miss the target.

[jmacusa]

Just like they did to the Finns in 1939/40. When The Red Army got bogged down The Red Air Force flattened Helsinki. Wow. It's rare you get to see history repeat itself almost exactly.

[jmacusa]

A buddy of mine had a ‘73 AMC Javelin back in the day. We had that thing flying up RT. 80 in NJ at 140 mph.

[jmacusa]

A Javelin did all that or is that what happens when the ammo cooks off?

[mac_truck]

Destroyed Russian T-72

The Ukraine have a battalion of T-72s in forward position near Kharkiv...at least they did.

[mad_as_he$$]

The Javelin is fire and forget. Use an infrared image of the target. Target can be moving and the image changing but the missile compensates and adjusts for it.

[BenLurkin]

bkmk

[Paul R.]

The Javelin has an intial charge to take out the reactive armor, then a 2nd larger charge to punch the rest of the way into the tank. Ex Pres. Poroshenko’s street battalion was using Javelins, he said “Thank You” and reported 100% success / effectiveness.

BTW, Javelins are pure hell on helicopters too.

[Paul R.]

The Russians have total air superiority, cruise missiles, thermobaric weapons, and a lot more heavy equipment on hand, however. Stingers won’t take out high altitude bombers.

Still, IF we can get the Ukes enough Javelins and Stingers, the Russians are gonna bleed heavily.

I’d note that Germany has a plant making Stingers, and, I would NEVER underestimate German capacity, if not under heavy duress (ie., being bombed to hell) to ramp up production.