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2022-07-17 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Russian Artillery strikes reduced maybe due to HIMARS

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Posted by Lord Garth 2022-07-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 ...I understand that one new nickname for HIMARS is 'the eighty-kilometer sniper rifle."

The Russians aren't helping; their idea of an ammo dump is to dump everything in one place and call it a day. The pictures I've seen of their ammo handling and storage are, to put it gently, horrifying to anyone who worked with ordnance. US/NATO/Pacific Allied practices ensure minimum damage and loss if you take a hit, whereas Russian standards seem to be designed to guarantee the exact opposite. They lose massive quantities of ammo every time a HIMARS hits an ammo dump, and that has got to be having an effect on their traditional reliance on artillery.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2022-07-17 06:59|| 2022-07-17 06:59|| Front Page Top

#2 Russia since WWI has placed ammo dumps near railroad depots. They don't even use forklifts, they use Russian soldier's backs.

Sooner those people die off the better for earth and for the non siloviki who are still essentially slaves.

Posted by Omineling Forkbeard1962 2022-07-17 21:12|| 2022-07-17 21:12|| Front Page Top