U.S. to send four more HIMARS to Ukraine, for a total of 16

[Tennessee Hillbilly]

Link to Reuters article
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-send-four-more-himars-ukraine-pentagon-chief-2022-07-20/

Quotes:
WASHINGTON, July 20 (Reuters) - The United States will send four more high mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS) to Ukraine, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday, in the latest military package to help it defend itself against Russian forces.


The latest package would bring the total number of HIMARS the United States has provided to Ukraine to 16.


In a press conference after the meeting, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley said Ukraine had used HIMARS to hit Russian command and control nodes, logistic network and air defense sites within Ukraine.


About 200 Ukrainian forces had been trained on the HIMARS and none of the systems had been destroyed by Russian forces, Milley said.

[PortTack]

1. Yeah!

[rso]

2. HIMARS

With its amazing technology unable to be detected and defeated by Russia, HIMARS is Putin’s worst nightmare.

[maxsolomon]

3. Sorry to be a Cynic, but it's not enough.

Russia is indifferenct to the cost to their troops; they're literally cannon fodder to Putin. They will continue the artillery barrage, and they have more shells and rockets than Ukraine can counter, HIMARS or not. During this Russian "Operational Pause", Ukraine has not regained much territory.

How much of Ukraine does Putin want to bite off? My guess is more, all the way up till winter.