Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

[Ryuu96]

#Ukraine: Well, something extraordinary happened- the remains of M39 missiles (Made in 1996 and 1997) of the MGM-140A ATACMS Block I system used by Ukrainian forces against Berdyansk AB.

This variant has a range of ~165km, inertial guidance, and carries 950 M74 submunitions. pic.twitter.com/AJQPC1WM2Q

— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) October 17, 2023

Russia getting fucked by the oldest version of ATACMS missiles, made in 1996.

• M39 (ATACMS Block I) missile with inertial guidance. It carries 950 M74 Anti-personnel and Anti‑materiel (APAM) bomblets. Range: 25–165 kilometres (16–103 mi). 1,650 M39 were produced between 1990 and 1997, when production ceased in favor of the M39A1. During Operation Desert Storm 32 M39 were fired at Iraqi targets and during Operation Iraqi Freedom a further 379 were fired.^[22][23] The remaining M39 missiles are being updated to M57E1 missiles.^[24][25] This is the only variant that can be fired by all M270 and M142 launcher variants.

It is lower range (165km vs 300km) than more recent variants and apparently less precise but more powerful than the 300km variant.

Last edited by Ryuu96 - on 17 October 2023