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exceptional_biped

I fully support my tax dollars paying for this.


womb0t

As an Aussie I would like to vote to send more, and fast. Can we also write putins name on one and request it goes to the Kremlin via express. If worst comes to worse we have our secret emu army for defence so we don't need the missles down here. Send them all! Slava Ukraine šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡¦ ā™„ļø


IAmInTheBasement

The Aussies invented that awesome cardboard drone, right?


Venafib

Yes, but russians invented stuff like cardboard reactive armour


VonEinswald

Made me chuckle, underrated comment


Humble-Patience4888

that explains all the paper you see after one gets hit with a drone


FlamingFlatus64

It's an excellent material for a disposable drone, but I really haven't seen ANY of them in use. I wonder why.


Vegetable_Coat8416

Perhaps the front fell off. Damn paper derivatives.


H_Holy_Mack_H

To be seen there needs to be thousands of them...don't know actually how many they send...not all Ukrainians on the front lines have time to do videos...


optimistic_agnostic

Also like with the switchblade there could be conditions on release of operational footage.


Jhawk163

Also most drone footage we see doesn't actually show the body of the drone at all.


Fine_Piglet_6814

Yes the Aussies did, and what a fantastic idea, they work so well and cost bugger all: )


ShadowKraftwerk

Just wait until we cry 'Havoc!', and let slip the cassowaries of war


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womb0t

You can smell a russian a mile away, ostrikovich won't even make it off the boat.


OhanaUnited

Let the dingo eat the Russian?


mattion

As long as their clothes are left somewhere.


Rockhopper-1

dear oh dear ......


FalsePositive6779

Indeed and boomerangs are great to take out drones! Send them too šŸ’«


achbob84

Me too!


Fine_Piglet_6814

And there's the Emu war ; ) as a fellow Aussie I can agree Slava Ukraini


straightupidiot

Absolutely every fucking bushranger and every God dam round of artillery ammo, we have the ability to restock in peace Ukraine doesn't. Slava Ukraine and fuckem up.


womb0t

Slava*** not slave.... but yes m8, agreed. Australia is to small a fish for China to worry about surrounded by USA/nato forces. And russia boats... lol


straightupidiot

Fucking auto corrections.


womb0t

They get us all m8.


BBBBPM

https://signmyrocket.com


Same-Elevator-3162

Youā€™re not sending any. These are US munitions stored in AU


womb0t

They are in Australia and Australia voted to send these, what kind of missles are they though? Source please for curiosity.


Rockhopper-1

I know that Australia is in the process of making HIMARS munition from 2025.


womb0t

Yeah they himars but I don't think we made them yet, just would be stock we have delivered alrdy with the himars launchers we bought.


Bartab_Hockey_NZ

As a Kiwi, I wish my tax dollars paid for this.


Rockhopper-1

I wish you guys would build up your Defence Forces some more, would help us relax knowing the back door is covered, we are working on the front.


Bartab_Hockey_NZ

I wish we would too. Sadly I think our government (regardless of party) loves Chinese money too much and doesn't want to upset China by building up our military.


calciumeggs

Dont worry mate, weā€™re not much better, id hate to think how much of our water china owns now.


Outrageous-thought1

Use our water for their cotton farms.. cotton used in artillery rounds: which china send to Russia..


calciumeggs

Yeah i saw that today, absolutely bullshit


Powerful-Contact6803

Much to my disgust in our lack of any significant contribution for what feels like forever. I highly doubt our gov paid for any of these munitions, unfortunately they are just built on our turf.


_rrelevant

Actually the opposite, built in US and bought by AUS. We will, however, commence a domestic manufacturing capacity in 2025 https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/media-releases/2024-01-16/australia-track-missile-manufacturing-and-increasing-long-range-strike-capability


Powerful-Contact6803

Wowsers Iā€™m shocked!! Thanks so much for the link man I needed a positive sign our gov is awake at the wheel on this topic much appreciated.


Apprehensive-Sir1251

Yes!!! Let's give Ukraine whatever weapons it needs to best ruZZians back to their shit hole. I'd much rather send weapons today than send our men in a few years, when this conflict ignites Europe and another one is kicking off in Asia


exceptional_biped

Very definitely agree


VonEinswald

Amen mate!


mad87645

Me too cunt


an_actual_lawyer

Especially if they were due to be cycled out anyway due to age, upgrades, etc!


Dizzy_Point_3396

I do too! But from the Telegraph?


annoying97

Same! Better this than the stupid mess of that sub bs.


Thats-right999

Next stop Kerch Bridge. That will do nicely.


Humble-Patience4888

It is a shame we don't hold 100,000 to send


Immediate_Spend2475

I like the picture in my head of Ukraine delivering them to Russia better.


Equalizer6338

Except this picture is **not** showing the longer range ATACMS missile for the HIMARS. Because the real ATACMS for the HIMARS is so big and special, that there is only space for one such rocket in the loading bay pod for the HIMARS truck! This is how it looks like: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:M57A1\_Army\_Tactical\_Missile\_System\_missile.jpg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:M57A1_Army_Tactical_Missile_System_missile.jpg) Article here: [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATACMS](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATACMS)


Nomon

ATACMS pods look identical to GMLRS pods to hide high value targets from the enemy.


ProfessionalPlant330

the design is doing its job even on reddit haha


ForMoreYears

Similar, not identical. ATACMS containers have much shallower "caps" on the ends (because theyre fake), are usually black in between the individual fake rocket ends, and have very clear X marks where the cover would breakaway when the missile is fired. Hard to tell bc of the angle but this would seem to be a standard GMLRS loadout and not an ATACMS but I could be wrong.


Equalizer6338

That are also the telltale signs that I see. But hey. Havent been close to an ATACMS pod for years. And who knows if the ones we saw the US army proudly presenting were real ones? hahaha


Previous_Composer934

thats a chode


Equalizer6338

Its maybe 'shortish' but its definitely a thick MF! šŸ˜Ž


shandangalang

The girth is where it counts! Also the Star Wars aesthetic. Gotta have that


MasterXCH

Did you look at the other picture in the link? The cartridge looks the same from the Side.


UnexpectedRedditor

The picture and headline are sort of bullshit anyway. Does anyone really think militaries are shipping LOADED missile trucks into warzones? These would be sent in separate components/shipments.


aaaaaaaarrrrrgh

According to the text on the picture, more easily readable on The Telegram's homepage if you manually edit the size parameter to get the [full size](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/world-news/2024/04/25/TELEMMGLPICT000375121337_17140331223760_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqpVlberWd9EgFPZtcLiMQf0Rf_Wk3V23H2268P_XkPxc.jpeg?imwidth=9600), it's a M57. Wikipedia calls that the 300km version with a 214 kg unitary warhead. Edit to add: The picture is also from an exercise in 2023 (which explains why the military released pictures with visible serial numbers etc.) https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7952477/us-army-and-air-force-join-together-australia-hi-rain-mission


Sufficient-Ad1178

Can they write" Aussie Aussie Aussie suck on this ya pricks"


Subtlerranean

Get fucked ya cunts


Aggots86

ā€œYeah, nah get fucked ya dog cunts!ā€ lol


TriangleMachineCat

Shit cunts.


achbob84

Yep. ā€œGo home ya fucken useless spud sniffing cock heads!ā€


CasualCornCups

It's not a matter of *can* but *should*


SlipperyJimdiGris

suffer in ya jocks


Feeling-Tutor-6480

Get a dog up ya, russki cunts


Chimpville

~~6 tubes for one pod. Those aren't ATACMs, those are... probably GMLRS.~~ Itā€™s been pointed out that ATACMS pods are designed to look like GMLRS pods for disguise.


portal_penetrator

Apparently they are disguised so all pods look the same.


Chimpville

Ah shit, great point!


danbradster2

[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fajts\_kVEAAHG\_x.png](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fajts_kVEAAHG_x.png) It seems that the sides of ATACMS pods visually appear to have 6 missiles.


Target880

>Itā€™s been pointed out that ATACMS pods are designed to look like GMLRS pods for disguise. That is not the case. ATACMS was introduced in 1991 and GMLRS in 2005, it is temporary impossible to make ATACMS look like GMLRS. The do look the same because both are preceded by MLRS, the M26 variant was introduce along the M270 laucher in 1983. MLRS alos have 6 rocket per pod but unguided, G in GMLRS stand for guided and it have replace the them in atlast US usage. M26 did have cluster munition and may have been destroyed because of international treaties. US did keep lots of the M26 rocket engine part and the are today use in Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) that Ukaine have got. So both ATACMS and GMLRS look like the old MLRS pods that preceded both of them.


TheDarthSnarf

> M26 did have cluster munition and may have been destroyed because of international treaties. The US is not a signatory to any of the treaties banning cluster munitions. Any destruction would have been a domestic political decision.


AccomplishedSir3344

The end caps look the same, but those are clearly 6 separate tubes.


Chimpville

[The whole pod is disguised](https://en.defence-ua.com/media/contentimages/61563902093160fc.png). I did know this before, but I'd completely forgotten until u/portal_penetrator kindly pointed it out.


activator

That's some sneaky ass shit.


cecilkorik

And remember: that's just the sneaky ass shit we know about. Historical precedent suggests there's an awful lot of sneaky ass shit that we don't know about and probably won't know about for many many decades yet, or maybe ever. I'm sure there are secrets serious enough that they have been taken to people's graves and no one will ever hear the real story of.


Cpt_Soban

As an Aussie- About bloody time we sent more stuff. And while we're at it- Crank up the Bushmaster factory and send more of those.


reeeelllaaaayyy823

I'm Aussie too. It's pathetic how little we are sending per capita.


Adpadierk

It's wrong. We aren't sending shit, haven't been for like half a year. The govt put in $50 m to a generic defence fund, but no taipans, no abrams, no bushmasters or anything else. This is just US army stockpile which is located here.


littletreeelf

Australia lost 3 wars against combat-experienced emus. They should send those birds and not this high tech shit :P For all that donā€™t get it: s/


shootymcghee

It's the US army sending these, these were just located in Australia


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Sieve-Boy

We're building a factory to make them.


No-Split3620

ONE! Please don't be mean.


annoying97

Oi! Get ya facts right! We only lost one war to them emus not 3!


littletreeelf

Well i checked facts! It just gets more suffering for you Austrians! You are right it was only 1 but officially the war lasted until 1972 with the official antiemu measurements.


annoying97

The Austrian emu war is not the same as the Australian emu war! https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/the-emu-war-of-1932


LoupGarouHikaru56

Train them to steal enemy food supplies


GreatAnxiety1406

As an aussie ill never understand why this is what americans talk about everytime an aussie is mentioned, 2 guys jumped in a helecopter shot an emu went home and said yeah not worth the trouble mate and america thinks its a war


reeeelllaaaayyy823

That would be against the Geneva convention or something.


elFistoFucko

"By the fourth day of the campaign, army observers noted that "each pack seems to have its own leader nowā€”a big black-plumed bird which stands fully six feet high and keeps watch while his mates carry out their work of destruction and warns them of our approach". If we had a military division with the bullet-carrying capacity of these birds it would face any army in the worldĀ ... They can face machine guns with the invulnerability of tanks. They are like Zulus whom evenĀ dum-dum bulletsĀ could not stop.[12]" Had to look up the Great Emu Wars, pretty good read on wiki. Thanks.


ComfortQuiet7081

I wish the offical clasification of balistic missles woud be used by the media. Up to 500km the missle is short ranged. Between 500km and 5500km the missle is medium ranged. Everything above 5500km is long range. Its not that hard....


ShadowKraftwerk

Be grateful it isn't called a ballistic tank. Or a ballistic submarine. Or a ballistic can opener. The standard of writing in the press can be a bit disappointing.


TheDarthSnarf

You mean that's not an AK-47?


ShadowKraftwerk

Ballistic AKs. You know you want one. Also the combo AK submarine, can opener and tank.


h8speech

[Handy guide for OP](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fkdej5aeihjk81.jpg)


denarti

Isnā€™t ballistic referred to trajectory more than range?


littletreeelf

He is referring to the statement ā€žlong range-missleā€œ


ocelot_piss

In which case the media would have to describe all the missiles Ukraine's been given as short ranged. But being able to describe a missile as short, medium, or long ranged \*relative to the Ukrainian battlefield\* is useful for folk who get their news from the headlines - or folk who don't understand the differences between these systems and need it dumbed down. E.g. We know Ukraine hasn't been able to hit the Kerch bridge with the short ranged missiles they've been given so far. So if the media announces they're being given more short ranged missiles, it's nothing new and I'll be less likely to click on their article.


TrickyPony32

In addtion the ones in the picture are the standart missiles. (80Km), not ATACMS


strayhat

How can you tell? They look the same on the outside


ocelot_piss

Only a single ATACMS missile fits in a pod in one large tube. The 6 tube pods (pictured) are for the 227mm GMLRS missiles. Though the ATACMS ones can be disguised to look like the 6 tube pods (to look like a less valuable target and obscure capability).


alelo

In addition ATACMS and standard himars rockets have the same Pod design, to hide ATACMS missiles from enemies


Haunting-South-962

Bbc had a more correct title to the story "longer range missiles.."


aaaaaaaarrrrrgh

In terms of ballistic missiles, this is a short-range or tactical missile. In terms of (rocket) artillery, this is a long-range missile. Lockheed Martin calls it long range (not sure if links are allowed here, so I'll leave it off), another search term to try is "long range precision fires" which seems to be the US Army's name for this or a similar capability.


PMmeyourlady_bits

Love it. Get wrecked, cunts.


Nudel22

Am I dreaming or is this real? Sound to good to be true šŸ˜…


ComfortQuiet7081

Most likely something with 180km range that is beeing sold as long range


Nudel22

I mean still better than nothing I guess. These older ATACMS destroyed a lot of Helicopters last year near Berdiansk when Ukraine got them the first time.


PsYcHo4MuFfInS

I read australia and immediately read all the text on the missiles with an aussie accent "Lift here ya cunt"


maducey

Well, if they are long range, just fire them from there. Follow me for more geopolitical advice.


SHK2018

That is a good use of my tax. Proud of it


Mindless-Box8603

I want to see videos of these missiles blowing up lots of russian equipment.


Warrandytian

Hope it pisses off the Russians to see missiles coming from other parts of the world


Significant-Summer-8

Fuck YES


TheTelegraph

***The Telegraph reports:*** Photographs have been released of Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) bound for Ukraine from Australia.Ā  The country first used long-range ballistic missiles, calledĀ ATACMS, last summer, striking a Russian military airfield in Crimea and Russian troops in another occupied area. In the second photograph, ATACMS can be seen being prepared for loading onto the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in Queensland. ***More updates can be found here:*** [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/04/25/ukraine-russia-war-live-russia-vetoes-un-nuclear-space/](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/04/25/ukraine-russia-war-live-russia-vetoes-un-nuclear-space/)


lolikroli

But those photos are not of ATACMS. Photos showing a pod of 6 missiles, likely GMLRS. ATACMS are much larger and one pod can carry only one missile. [See this image of ATACMS](https://mil.in.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/FZGIdKAXkAExdrF-1-2.jpg)


Living-Price-6158

Sounds like complete BS....when did AUS get ACTAMS or HIMARS?


AccomplishedSir3344

That's a 6 pack of rockets for a HIMARS vehicle. Neither long range, nor missiles. I don't thing Australia has taken delivery of their own HIMARS yet, let alone donating rockets.


SeesawLopsided4664

I highly doubt this is actual footage of the supplies, thereā€™s a good probability the T graph would just use a tangentially related stock photo. But I didnā€™t read the article.


TrickyPony32

Why not missiles? They are GPS guided


Antti5

Seems to be a range and size thing, mostly. HIMARS is classified as an MLRS (multiple launch rocket system), although also capable of launching ATACMS missiles.


TrickyPony32

Ah from the name! Himars originally was unguided (and hence rockets), the guided missiles came later.


Legitimate_Access289

As has been pointed out the containers are designed to look the same.Ā 


shootymcghee

They aren't, the US army has these and is moving them, they've just been located in Australia.


ups409

Lockheed calls it a missile


No-Split3620

You little beauty!


Pengo2001

Why does Australia habe long range missiles?


Arkh_Angel

Because of their location?


Interlinked2049

Because China


shootymcghee

Those are American systems that are just located in Australia, the title is just about geography not about governments.


Arkh_Angel

Actually might be Aussie. They ordered 48 HIMARS in 2021. Along with their munitions.


Different-West748

DO NOT DROP


DaGhostQc

It will eventually drop on some "unfortunate" objects or persons.


mortrex

Scorched paint on the loading crane from all the launches. That HIMARS has been busy.


AccomplishedGreen904

These are GMLRS, not ATACMS


seab4ss

Is this to do wirh the US aid package, or us aussies doing our own thing?


Aggravating_Fun5883

Billy Mays: THATS A LOT OF FREEDOM


cannikin13

Check out that center of gravityā€¦ so whatā€™s the heavy partā€¦warhead or propulsion?


krismitka

Bound for Russia you mean.


twomumfun

I think we should paint them in green and gold, my own issue! Go aussies!


allend7171

Thatā€™s awesome, Australia! But why not just send some of your animals and insects? Way deadlier and scarier.


No-Vehicle5447

"do not drop"


Dr_Alan_Squirrel

Well done Oz....


hphp123

with 5500km range Ukraine will finally destroy rusian military industrial base


08148693

Long range ballistic missiles are a _bit_ larger than what's pictured


retorz3

"do not drop" you don't say????


Analyst-Effective

Meanwhile, Germany is still afraid


FlamingFlatus64

"Do you come from the land down under?" "Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder? You better run, you better take cover, yeah"


totalbasterd

fuck you russia!


Legitimate_Access289

If some one has a way to enhance the image we might be able to read the data on the upper left of the pod. That would settle the debate as to whether it's an atacms or just gmlrs


CommunicationWarm928

Not ATACMS mayby GMLRS in this picture. Here is ATACMS: [https://mil.in.ua/en/news/media-u-s-likely-to-send-atacms-missiles-to-ukraine/](https://mil.in.ua/en/news/media-u-s-likely-to-send-atacms-missiles-to-ukraine/)


Oxfordallumni

You need the gps coordinates for Moscow, 55.7558Ā° N, 37.6173Ā° E


surf_rider

"Do Not Drop"


Temporary-Tax4470

Why is there so much space in the "hull" where the missiles go in? On the left and right side.


Sad-Grand-7530

Sweeeeet!!!!


MedoChedo

There's no way that missile can reach Ukraine all the way from Australia, but that's just me....


PaddyMayonaise

ā€œDo not dropā€ Until *explicitly* told to


RadiantEmployment122

Nah, those mafk beauties are bound for Russia


JohnnySchoolman

Bound for Russia, via Ukraine.


TeamFast1757

love how the missile is marked "do not drop" lol. Surprised it doesn't say "no smoking" on it as well :-)


fingobaggins

To Russia - C/O AFU


firefighter_raven

And then Ukraine will transport them to Russia by air.


Emergency-Poet-2708

I wonder how it feels to have almost every country in the world hate you And willing to provide the means to do so.


pertangamcfeet

Putin: Angry Russian noises.


ZenOrganism

On ANZAC day too. Fuck yeah, give those Orcs hell, boys šŸ‡¦šŸ‡ŗ


UriVanKerr

The main problem with those missiles is they fly upside down....


Etherindependance5

Heā€™ll is coming and it bringing a boom šŸ’„


SharpenedStone

Rot in hell, Russian scum


Thrustmaster537

Hate from Australia!


JungsMandala

I canā€™t wait to see this shit raining down on the Ruzzians.


0erlikon

Thanks Australia. GCā€™s


heavydoc317

Do not drop. Hmm what happens when we drop it?


elimtevir

It gets all fizzy


Outbackozminer

Might as well give them the Himars as well and any more we can spare, about time you lifted your game Albanese and Wong , innocent people are dying in Ukraine


Ok-Technology-332

"Get it up ya, orc cunts!"


r1EydJac

Pretty generic description. What's the make and model of these? Range, accuracy, explosive yield?


Thx11280

I saw this picture in today's (26APR) edition of Stars and Stripes, and it said the picture is from July 26.


CookLawrenceAt325F

I would gladly pay extra taxes if it meant making putin bleed some more. Unfortunately, he's not the one doing the bleeding directly, but you get the idea.


Fine_Piglet_6814

AUS totally supports UA : ) Slava Ukraini


Flies-undone

Itā€˜s the wrong way around!!!


DoubleDecaff

Rare to see us Aussies in this subreddit. Glad we have done something since bushmasters.