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Ryuu96 on 24 May 2022



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SecondWar on 25 May 2022
Ryuu96 said:

Which basically translates as ‘allow us to subjugate Ukraine and we’ll start exporting their crops as out own’.

No Russia, you’re the aggressor here, not the victim. The sanctions are due to your unprovoked invasion. Withdraw from Ukraine and then we can talk about the gradually relaxation of sanctions.



Ryuu96 on 26 May 2022



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Ryuu96 on 26 May 2022

Some very good news if true.



SecondWar on 26 May 2022
Ryuu96 said:

Some very good news if true.

My question with that is how effective will they ultimately prove to be. The Howitzers were touted as a potential game changer for Ukraine but a week or so on from them being delivered and news about them has been eerily silent. That suggests ones pf two things - that Russia did indeed take out a good number of them when they claimed to hit an arms depot outside Kyiv a few days back or they haven’t been able to have much impact in the field.

Others claims they may not yet have made it to the frontline, which seems odd given the prominence they had in the media.



Ryuu96 on 26 May 2022
SecondWar said:
Ryuu96 said:

Some very good news if true.

My question with that is how effective will they ultimately prove to be. The Howitzers were touted as a potential game changer for Ukraine but a week or so on from them being delivered and news about them has been eerily silent. That suggests ones pf two things - that Russia did indeed take out a good number of them when they claimed to hit an arms depot outside Kyiv a few days back or they haven’t been able to have much impact in the field.

Others claims they may not yet have made it to the frontline, which seems odd given the prominence they had in the media.

Bare in mind that Ukraine said their major counter attack won't start until mid-June at the earliest which implies that a lot of equipment still hasn't reached its target destination yet, I think the Howitzers have still been good to Ukraine but they're mostly slowly down Russia's advance rather than putting a stop to it, Russia has artillery too which can reach Ukraine's.

However, HIMARS is vastly more capable than the artillery that Ukraine currently has, it's a lot more capable in both its range and its amazing accuracy, Ukraine's M777 Howitzers have a top range of about 18 miles, the M270 MLRS has a range of 20 - 40 miles, the more advanced rockets can travel 100+ miles, the M142 HIMARS has a range of 186 miles, the specialized ammo has a range of 310 miles.

The Howitzers they have right now are nice but still put them in danger from Russia's counter artillery strikes, MLRS/HIMARS range vastly outperforms any artillery that Ukraine currently has, it will allow them to fire from relatively safe distances too, it will out-range most Russian artillery too, they could threaten not only Russian attackers but logistical buildings, supply routes, etc.

MLRS is a lot easier to move too, it was designed partly for that purpose, to fire and then drive off before the Soviets could zero in on it, Ukraine can fire from a relatively safe location, quickly pack it up and drive off before Russia spots the location, whereas with Howitzers require a truck to tow them around, the Howitzers can only fire one shell at a time too compared to M270 MLRS which fires 12 rockets in less than a minute.

There's zero chance that America will give Ukraine their best ammunition though but even the most basic one is far deadlier than these Howitzers, also, according to Lockheed themselves, the rockets have a 98% accuracy rating (due to it being GPS-guided). Of course no one thing will change the tide of war but a combination of everything, nevertheless, these MLRS will be very deadly and useful to Ukraine.

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drkohler on 27 May 2022
Ryuu96 said:

Bare in mind that Ukraine said their major counter attack won't start until mid-June at the earliest

Not going to happen. Some realism is needed here. The Ukraine is not in a position to start counterattacking on an organised scale.

Putin has basically made a fundamental military mistake, historically the same one General Santa Anna made when he wanted to squash the Texas revolution. Instead of bypassing the Alamo, leaving only a small occupying force there, he squandered valuable time assembling all his troops around an unimportant church for an unimportant victory. Which gave Housten all the time he needed to organise.

Same with that steel thing. Russians squandered valuable time at an unimportant steel factory for an unimportanrt victory instead of simply bypassing it. Unfortunately for the Ukranians, the time gained was not long enough to organise (and also because the right weapons were not delivered).

At this time, the Russians are at an advantage and may actually be able conquer the whole Dombass region, despite incompetence afloat in their ranks.