“And the 98 M-777 tubes are likely not on the eastern front.”
Some probably made it to the front. But they seem to have a bit of a problem. Seems their Whiz-Bang artillery 155mm are next to useless without GPS. Seems that the we’re not fighting the Taliban in Ukraine, but rather a country that knows how to jam GPS signals.
No doubt the Starbucks-types in the Pentagon hadn’t considered that possibility.
“Seems their Whiz-Bang artillery 155mm are next to useless without GPS.”
ALL of the M-777s shipped without GPS targeting computers and every shot has to be computed offline.
Like in WWII. Even ranging rounds are needed.
The US would not risk capture of these computers. All the shooters have to know is the coordinate of the target they want to hit, and the azimuth/elevation is displayed based on the precise location of the gun.
Towed artillery compared to self-propelled as primary artillery in 2022 is a major joke. We are giving Ukraine our trash to please American public opinion. Towed arty is only useful in 2022 against Afghan goat-herders who can’t shoot back. (And the Afghans chased us out anyway.)
2022-05-22 - “WHAT’S UP WITH THE HOWITZERS?”
15,179 views May 22, 2022 In this video blog edition of the Dreizin Report, you will hear about the evolution of recent U.S. weapons deliveries to the Ukraine, their successes and failures, and where this show may go from here. Among other things, you will be introduced to a comparative dissertation on towed vs. self-propelled artillery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHAnlVjz5Bw&ab_channel=TheDreizinReport-UkraineWar%26Aftermath