Putin beordrar styrkor att gå in i Ukraina - INVASION NU (2022-02-24)

Good morning from #Kherson region.

The #Russians attempted two separate assaults in #Mykolayiv direction. They did not succeed.
Their losses: 50+ personnel, a T-72 tank, one MLRS, 9 BMPs and Tigrs, as well as 3 trucks.

They're afraid of the dark. Heh

Ukraine Will Give Russia Problems Thanks To U.S. 155mm Howitzers

"They are getting 155mm howitzers to blast the Russians in the Donbas phase of the war. These artillery pieces are likely comprised of M777 lightweight towed howitzers, an updated and modern version of the guns."

"This is a lighter-weight towed howitzer that has better range and accuracy compared to the 1970s Soviet-era 2A65 “Msta-B” towed artillery piece that Ukraine is using. With the M777 the Ukrainians will employ the 155mm shell against the Russians instead of the older 152mm round for the Msta-B. This will help the Ukrainian army to better bombard Russian positions."

"It does take eight soldiers to fire the M777 which means training is important. But an experienced crew can shoot five rounds per minute. Soldiers who rehearse crew tasks on the M777 can set it up in six minutes. Then the trucks can pull the howitzers to a new position after a fire mission. The M777 can engage targets that are 18-miles away. The highly-accurate digital computer fire control operation is what makes the M777 stand apart. Called the Towed Artillery Digitization system, it also uses GPS for targeting and can be fed relayed data from drones."

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/04/ukraine-will-give-russia-problems-thanks-to-u-s-155mm-howitzers/

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