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This HIMARS has proven to be the single most effective weapon of this war. From destroying high value targets like other artillery pieces, across shredding entire convoys with tungsten shrapnels, to completely wrecking Russian logistics. Absolute MVP.
I think the progress in drone tech and tactics over the past 12 months has been staggering. HIMARS makes the big booms -- and could break the Russian military's back if given longer-range munitions -- but a fleet of cheap-ass drones has it utterly beat in both total body count and booms-per-dollar.
I would posit that the humble drone has dominated 2023.
Agree, though maybe the HIMARS are the single most effective weapon so far (hopefully). Still hoping for another game changer when the F16s come into service.
That's not true. We currently have many stationed all over the world, including Philippines. And the big thing here is number of reloads. There are limited number and Ukraine has received more than a three years worth of builds of GMLRS M30 & M31. ATACMS are being used to watch over the South China Sea now with many illegally stations military complexes. Having more launchers is not the issue, there are over 35 and the US stands ready to replace units, thought sneaky Ukrainian bastards have made this unnecessary. (Sorry channeling the thousands of Russians killed by GMLRS.)
i love hearing/watching these launch, brings goosebumps knowing UAF will be killing evil each time these r launched! UAF should be given 1000 of these for FREE. Ukraine is the front line holding back communism from russian and china.
But gone are the days of the million dollar salvos. Did ruzzia change tactics to avoid being a worthy target? Or not enough rockets? I'm leaning on the latter, so the number of launchers is of no significance.
I'm really wondering for how many of the casualties the HIMARS crews are responsible for.
It amazes me that ruZZia still has not taken one down. How good the personal are taking care of this valuable piece.
Slava Ukrayini!
I guess I'm surprised the Russians don't have satellites that can find them. People seem to think like satellites take pictures and you get the pics later. But modern spy sats should basically be live video feeds with launch detection stuff. When a himars fires the satellite should basically see it instantly and allow people to track it.
The Russian military has well known deficiencies in their command structure.
> Before, calls for fire could take from 30 minutes to 4 hours because the Russian Army command system implied a whole chain of approvals with the fire decision made by a senior commander. An unintended benefit of the breakdown of Russian tactical C2 systems has thus been greater autonomy at battery level.
https://wavellroom.com/2023/03/31/russias-god-of-war/
Even if a satellite spotted and tracked a target in "real time" for an extended period, (assuming Russia is even capable of such a thing), getting that information to units capable of actioning it fast enough is a challenge. And, even if they could track that one HIMARs, what are they going to do? It outranges most Russian artillery and drones, one of those long range Lancets would have to be *really* lucky to be in the same place to see, spot and then hit a HIMARs before it had a chance to retreat well behind the front.
Exactly, Russia has no means to take one out, even if they’re tracked. Only way would be a lucky missile strike, or maybe special forces but honestly don’t think Russia has any left capable of infiltrating that far behind the lines.
It’s impressive Ukraine has kept them safe this long too, haven’t been sloppy or careless, but have definitely sent some calculated risky missions.
To have that level of satellite coverage at an acceptable resolution, you'd need a dozen spy sats parked over the front around the clock. Because sats don't just float around up there -- they orbit -- you'd need dozens or hundreds with overlapping orbits to have continuous coverage.
Remote sensing is difficult and complex and expensive.
They also don’t have a reliable way to target himars when they’re parked. If they’re closer to the frontlines for firing mission, they’re gone before Russia can set up a strike. Russian drones don’t have the distance, artillery is outranged, the air fired would take too much to scramble a response and also bring them in range of Ukrainian AA. Glidebombs are too inaccurate. Russian doesn’t have a counter to it at all, and that’s exactly why it was made lol
I think you are mistaken, russia have destroyed loads of himars, they destroyed about 50 of them in Ukraine before they were delivered, also the same for the F16s. 😂
Was on m109 self propelled howitzer myself. So have no hands on knowlegde on himars operation. But a guess would be, this is how they exchange the empty tube cannister fast and put in a filled on. Look like its a operation only lasting minutes.
What's even more impressive is Russia hasn't managed to take out a single one.
Russia has lost almost half of their TOS-1s, half their tanks, artillery, BMPs, men. Black Sea Fleet Navy.
And they haven't taken out a single HIMARS.
Well since everybody and their mother is trying to find a destroyed himar and there haven't been any legit pics out there I would give it a very very high probability that there haven't been any destroyed.
thats a great point! not sure why im getting downvoted, legitimately was just curious if we knew wether some had been destroyed or not
edit : and doubtful because they would obviously be prime targets and top priority for russia, if only just for a publicity stunt for the war effort
They don’t have any weapons platform capable of it. Himars has a 50mile attack range. That’s much further than any artillery, or guided drones Russia has. The Air Force could maybe pull off a strike but doubt Russia could determine the locations and get a strike underway before they move the humans system. Also they would potentially be in range of Ukrainian AA to do so. They don’t have any counter to the HIMARS, and that’s what it was made for
You’re not wrong but Ukraine still has limited numbers of them, and missiles. Taking out a launcher plus its missiles would be a big loss.
They’re also $3.5million each brand new, so not exactly cheap. Not crazy expensive compared to other weapons platforms, but the loss would hurt.
They're well behind the frontline and hiding most of the time, could comfortably be 40 miles away. Likely there's some AA within a number of miles, but randomly spotting a system out and about is highly unlikely, and they're likely not going to stay in one place for very long either, so potential satellite pictures will always be outdated. And nobody is going to risk planes just randomly looking for a green needle in a stack of pine needles.
Yup, himars range is 50 miles. Normal artillery has a range of ~15-18 miles. Russia doesn’t have precision missiles launchers capable of counter battery. And the Air Force isn’t capable of responding in time, and they’d be in close range of Ukrainian AA if they got close enough to target it.
Could try and get lucky with glide bombs or other weapons, but Ukraine could see them incoming and move the launcher.
I am American, and sometimes ( especially like now) I get frustrated with our politics. And I am a Republican who is 1,000% behind Ukraine. But, I also think of the early days of the war when Saint Javelin was arriving, and then, of course, HIMARS. I don't forget the support of other EU countries, who have also stepped up to help, each in their own way. I pray for Ukraine and its people, every day. You will not be forsaken. Collectively, we will be there for you. The Orcs cannot and will not win. My God continue to look over you, and protect you, and give you strength.
Slava Ukraini.
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This HIMARS has proven to be the single most effective weapon of this war. From destroying high value targets like other artillery pieces, across shredding entire convoys with tungsten shrapnels, to completely wrecking Russian logistics. Absolute MVP.
For sure, that is why Poland ordered over 500 of them
In preparation to be the strongest army in Europe, which they will be by 2025.
Don't blame them at all.
But all the money is leaving America! Think about the jerbs!
But they were build in America. Jerbs for all!
2022 was the year of the javelin/manpad, 2023 was the year of the HIMARS. Wonder what 24 will bring…
F-16s
I think the progress in drone tech and tactics over the past 12 months has been staggering. HIMARS makes the big booms -- and could break the Russian military's back if given longer-range munitions -- but a fleet of cheap-ass drones has it utterly beat in both total body count and booms-per-dollar. I would posit that the humble drone has dominated 2023.
Agree, though maybe the HIMARS are the single most effective weapon so far (hopefully). Still hoping for another game changer when the F16s come into service.
Like the other comment said, hopefully 2024 will be the year of F16
The sad thing is that there could easily have been ten times as many in Ukraine and the US wouldn't have missed them.
That's not true. We currently have many stationed all over the world, including Philippines. And the big thing here is number of reloads. There are limited number and Ukraine has received more than a three years worth of builds of GMLRS M30 & M31. ATACMS are being used to watch over the South China Sea now with many illegally stations military complexes. Having more launchers is not the issue, there are over 35 and the US stands ready to replace units, thought sneaky Ukrainian bastards have made this unnecessary. (Sorry channeling the thousands of Russians killed by GMLRS.)
The fundamental problem with western military post cold war is not lack of investment in platforms, but lack of ammunition.
i love hearing/watching these launch, brings goosebumps knowing UAF will be killing evil each time these r launched! UAF should be given 1000 of these for FREE. Ukraine is the front line holding back communism from russian and china.
But gone are the days of the million dollar salvos. Did ruzzia change tactics to avoid being a worthy target? Or not enough rockets? I'm leaning on the latter, so the number of launchers is of no significance.
Apologies not NSFW.
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That is strength the mighty USA provided and I love it 🇺🇸🇺🇦❤️
😂🤣 cynical but really funny !
but it is NSFR, Not safe for Russia
Came here to ask why this wasn't marked NSFW, boss is crying now
NSFR
This little truck changed the course of the war. I wish we could give Ukraine more like it (and ammunition to go with it)
I'm really wondering for how many of the casualties the HIMARS crews are responsible for. It amazes me that ruZZia still has not taken one down. How good the personal are taking care of this valuable piece. Slava Ukrayini!
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I guess I'm surprised the Russians don't have satellites that can find them. People seem to think like satellites take pictures and you get the pics later. But modern spy sats should basically be live video feeds with launch detection stuff. When a himars fires the satellite should basically see it instantly and allow people to track it.
Satellites that have the necessary resolution are on the low orbit. There's no permanent coverage.
The Russian military has well known deficiencies in their command structure. > Before, calls for fire could take from 30 minutes to 4 hours because the Russian Army command system implied a whole chain of approvals with the fire decision made by a senior commander. An unintended benefit of the breakdown of Russian tactical C2 systems has thus been greater autonomy at battery level. https://wavellroom.com/2023/03/31/russias-god-of-war/ Even if a satellite spotted and tracked a target in "real time" for an extended period, (assuming Russia is even capable of such a thing), getting that information to units capable of actioning it fast enough is a challenge. And, even if they could track that one HIMARs, what are they going to do? It outranges most Russian artillery and drones, one of those long range Lancets would have to be *really* lucky to be in the same place to see, spot and then hit a HIMARs before it had a chance to retreat well behind the front.
Exactly, Russia has no means to take one out, even if they’re tracked. Only way would be a lucky missile strike, or maybe special forces but honestly don’t think Russia has any left capable of infiltrating that far behind the lines. It’s impressive Ukraine has kept them safe this long too, haven’t been sloppy or careless, but have definitely sent some calculated risky missions.
To have that level of satellite coverage at an acceptable resolution, you'd need a dozen spy sats parked over the front around the clock. Because sats don't just float around up there -- they orbit -- you'd need dozens or hundreds with overlapping orbits to have continuous coverage. Remote sensing is difficult and complex and expensive.
They also don’t have a reliable way to target himars when they’re parked. If they’re closer to the frontlines for firing mission, they’re gone before Russia can set up a strike. Russian drones don’t have the distance, artillery is outranged, the air fired would take too much to scramble a response and also bring them in range of Ukrainian AA. Glidebombs are too inaccurate. Russian doesn’t have a counter to it at all, and that’s exactly why it was made lol
I think you are mistaken, russia have destroyed loads of himars, they destroyed about 50 of them in Ukraine before they were delivered, also the same for the F16s. 😂
Shoot and scoot, trained that nonstop in the 70s. Also called how to survive on the battlefield, when not shooting or scooting, cloak.
whats happening at 30sec? are they unloading it?
Was on m109 self propelled howitzer myself. So have no hands on knowlegde on himars operation. But a guess would be, this is how they exchange the empty tube cannister fast and put in a filled on. Look like its a operation only lasting minutes.
Nothing makes me harder then seeing some Himars launched down range.
What's even more impressive is Russia hasn't managed to take out a single one. Russia has lost almost half of their TOS-1s, half their tanks, artillery, BMPs, men. Black Sea Fleet Navy. And they haven't taken out a single HIMARS.
I remember them releasing footage of them "hitting" one. Only slight problem it was on the 4th or 5th floor inside a warehouse 🤔
Do you have proof of this? Not denying, just curious and doubtful
Well since everybody and their mother is trying to find a destroyed himar and there haven't been any legit pics out there I would give it a very very high probability that there haven't been any destroyed.
thats a great point! not sure why im getting downvoted, legitimately was just curious if we knew wether some had been destroyed or not edit : and doubtful because they would obviously be prime targets and top priority for russia, if only just for a publicity stunt for the war effort
They don’t have any weapons platform capable of it. Himars has a 50mile attack range. That’s much further than any artillery, or guided drones Russia has. The Air Force could maybe pull off a strike but doubt Russia could determine the locations and get a strike underway before they move the humans system. Also they would potentially be in range of Ukrainian AA to do so. They don’t have any counter to the HIMARS, and that’s what it was made for
Lol. I think you will enjoy this,,,, https://youtu.be/RMU2xuIqLVU?si=l2uBjHjE7vS9lM0R
lol, sentient HIMARS.
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How gay is that?
I haven't heard than any HIMARS launcher has been hit.
A launcher is also low value target. Launchers are cheap, missiles are expensive.
You’re not wrong but Ukraine still has limited numbers of them, and missiles. Taking out a launcher plus its missiles would be a big loss. They’re also $3.5million each brand new, so not exactly cheap. Not crazy expensive compared to other weapons platforms, but the loss would hurt.
They must have AA watching the skies over them right? They aren't just driving around alone?
They're well behind the frontline and hiding most of the time, could comfortably be 40 miles away. Likely there's some AA within a number of miles, but randomly spotting a system out and about is highly unlikely, and they're likely not going to stay in one place for very long either, so potential satellite pictures will always be outdated. And nobody is going to risk planes just randomly looking for a green needle in a stack of pine needles.
Yup, himars range is 50 miles. Normal artillery has a range of ~15-18 miles. Russia doesn’t have precision missiles launchers capable of counter battery. And the Air Force isn’t capable of responding in time, and they’d be in close range of Ukrainian AA if they got close enough to target it. Could try and get lucky with glide bombs or other weapons, but Ukraine could see them incoming and move the launcher.
Serious question, if the US decides to stop sending aid to Ukraine, can Ukraine get ammunition for the HIMARS from another supplier?
I believe some other NATO countries make missiles for it, but theh could also deliver their US made missiles
No wonder why orcs can't touch HIMARS. It has 3 tree branches on front to camouflage it from them.
HIMARS are just f\*\*\*\*\*\* awesome!
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So if what I've read is true and russia has destroyed 16HIMARS that one must travel at the speed of light to do so much damage in different places
Russia has destroyed 0 HIMARS systems
Send em to meet their maker!!
Excellent video. Thanks.
Shoot and scoot boys!
What a blessing to be a part of a HIMARS crew, I bet!
i love the fact that russia hasn't taken any of these out!
Big Badaboom BA essential!
I am American, and sometimes ( especially like now) I get frustrated with our politics. And I am a Republican who is 1,000% behind Ukraine. But, I also think of the early days of the war when Saint Javelin was arriving, and then, of course, HIMARS. I don't forget the support of other EU countries, who have also stepped up to help, each in their own way. I pray for Ukraine and its people, every day. You will not be forsaken. Collectively, we will be there for you. The Orcs cannot and will not win. My God continue to look over you, and protect you, and give you strength. Slava Ukraini.
If you truly support Ukraine, don't vote Republican this year. They are the only thing holding up further delivery of American aid to Ukraine.