[allendale]

Suspect US military advisors are already there manning those sophisticated artillery systems and the targeting equipment. They have been far too effective to be crewed by hastily trained Ukrainians,

[no-s]

> Suspect US military advisors are already there manning those sophisticated artillery systems and the targeting equipment.

They’re probably civilian contractors. But yeah.

[Paladin2]

Some US peeps there to share intel from our Sensors in Space.

[kiryandil]

Suspect US military advisors are already there manning those sophisticated artillery systems and the targeting equipment. They have been far too effective to be crewed by hastily trained Ukrainians,

Exactly.

[Zhang Fei]

[Suspect US military advisors are already there manning those sophisticated artillery systems and the targeting equipment. They have been far too effective to be crewed by hastily trained Ukrainians,]

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US systems are idiot-proof and automatic. Russian/Ukrainian systems are a pain in the butt, and require serious expertise. That’s why US systems are more effective. Because good help is hard to find, not having to rely on geniuses to operate the machinery is a key part of what makes it superior. Here’s the experience of a Russian pilot with his first American jet fighter, a military version of the T-38 trainer.

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/soviet-pilot-who-test-flew-captured-f-5-against-mig-21-mig-23-explains-why-the-tiger-beat-the-fishbed-flogger-in-every-engagement/

The most able Russian test pilot in the unit, flying the newest Russian fighter of the time, could not beat a pilot flying a cheapo US jet fighter in subsonic dogfights. The US fighter was designated for Third World countries that couldn’t afford anything better. And it was basically a trainer souped up to carry ordnance.

The comparison is between a Javelin and an RPG. You have to be extremely skilled and have balls of steel to destroy a tank with an RPG, because you have to get really close, as in tens of yards away, and you have to hit a specific part dead-on using only your Mk1 eyeball. With a Javelin, you can target it from a mile away, and it will almost always kill the tank.