The Ukraine war thread

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

@Renauda I've read that the HIMARS are making a huge difference. They fire six missiles in rapid succession, and can be moved to another location in two minutes. Difficult to find.

Also, they are tremendously accurate. Using satellite guidance, they can land the missiles within meters of the target.

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

No idea if this is really true, but funny nevertheless:

Renauda

@George-K

I saw that same clip a couple months ago. My understanding at the time was that the T34/85 was being transported to participate in 9 May Victory Day celebrations somewhere in the country.

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

The UK Ministry of ~~Defense~~ Defence today:

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Jolly

@George-K said in The Ukraine war thread:

@Renauda I've read that the HIMARS are making a huge difference. They fire six missiles in rapid succession, and can be moved to another location in two minutes. Difficult to find.

Also, they are tremendously accurate. Using satellite guidance, they can land the missiles within meters of the target.

Depending upon what munitions we're letting them have, the system has a range of 190 miles.

And in other news, the Marines fired the system last year off of a moving ship and hit a target on-shore. Precisely. That's mind-boggling.

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

Found it:

https://wartranslated.com/russian-bloggers-on-himars-missile-strikes/

The Russians are unhappy:

Renauda

Jolly

Russian Arty...

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/07/the-secrets-of-russias-artillery-war-in-ukraine/

Renauda

More on HIMARS effectiveness:

https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/russian-ground-attacks-halted-across-front-kyivs-precision-rocket-strikes-hit-luhansk-ammo-depot.html

Mik

20 ammo depots since July 1. I bet those go up with a big bang.

Renauda

@Mik

Link to video

George K · "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

Russia hunts Ukraine’s US-made HIMARS

A Ukrainian soldier fires a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher during a training exercise in Donbas region, Ukraine. Photo: Reuters
A Ukrainian soldier fires a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher during a training exercise in Donbas region, Ukraine. Photo: Reuters
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has ordered generals to prioritise destroying Ukraine’s long-range missile and artillery weapons after Western-supplied weapons were used to strike Russian supply lines.
Nearly five months since President Vladimir Putin ordered the February 24 invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces are grinding through the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine and now occupy around a fifth of the country.
Shoigu, one of Putin’s closest allies, inspected the Vostok group which is fighting in Ukraine, the defence ministry said.
Shoigu “instructed the commander to give priority to the enemy’s long-range missile and artillery weapons,” the defence ministry said.
The ministry said the weapons were being used to shell residential areas of Russian-controlled Donbas and to deliberately set fire to wheat fields and grain storage silos.
Ukraine says it has carried out a string of successful strikes on 30 Russian logistics and ammunitions hubs, using several multiple launch rocket systems recently supplied by the West.

Yeah...