Well,
POTUS has decided NOT to send
HIMARS/or MRLS to the Ukraine for fears they'll be used to target units inside Russian territory.
As announced today.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewals...h=3ff1413a3711
https://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-seeks...143118661.html
https://forum.shrapnelgames.com/edit...tpost&p=852698
https://www.republicworld.com/world-...ticleshow.html
There are a couple of options they can send them with the
shorter-range rockets and still accomplish the mission for the Ukraine. Next, we can send them
M109A5/A6 which can do the same easily as well.
Why? because those options above and with the recently received
SPA systems and those that "are on the way, have all one thing in common they'll
for the most part out range anything in the field Russia is using.
Obviously, I'm
NOT talking about the
http://www.military-today.com/artillery/smerch.htm
http://www.military-today.com/artill..._2t_smerch.htm
Which are known to be operating on the Russian border. There are other Russian units
NOT YET FIEIDED that will have
similar or
slightly better ranges then the systems above.
The
TORNADO-G has a
new rocket in development that'll
supposedly reach out to
90km-100km. These (AND THOSE ABOVE.) are ideal for where the battle is now focused on the Eastern part of Ukraine.
There is however a couple of quantifiers dealing with their rocket supply. At the rate they're using them their stocks are running low quickly. Also, if true, the munitions plant that made the
rocket propellants was "
mysteriously" blown up a couple of months back. The plant was located about
400 miles East of Moscow in the
Ural Mountains.
http://www.military-today.com/artillery/tornado_g.htm
The
supply issue is reported by U.S./UK and other Defense sources. The plant
not so sure without more information.
To my
last post the fastest known SPA system is the
ARCHER with
prep to fire in 30s interval between fires
is at or less than 30s so it can
fire 2 rounds and "shoot-n-scoot" in ~<2 minutes!
http://www.military-today.com/artillery/archer.htm
(It was one of my earliest submissions I believe in this thread before changing formats.)
Regards,
Pat
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