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mitch96

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5. I was thinking the same thing. It all looks good on paper and on the procurement field but

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #4)

Sun Nov 27, 2022, 03:06 PM

Nov 2022

Stick it in a real world shooting war and see how it works is another story..
Look at the T72 turret tossing contests... Get rid of a crewman with a auto loader..
and boom❗️

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Artillery Is Breaking in Ukraine. It's Becoming a Problem for the Pentagon. [View all] Eugene Nov 2022 OP

I pray the new House will support the needs of Ukraine. judesedit Nov 2022 #1

A bill right now will pass during the lame duck session that will give Ukraine 37 billion in aid PortTack Nov 2022 #2

This is standard maintenance...they know these guns have to be repaired. PortTack Nov 2022 #3

The US gets to field test its weapon systems under actual combat conditions. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #4

I was thinking the same thing. It all looks good on paper and on the procurement field but mitch96 Nov 2022 #5

Yes even normal field testing is different from actual combat conditions. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #6

And you KNOW every sob and his uncle is gonna want to develop their own version of HIMARS. mitch96 Nov 2022 #7

Yes I heard about Poland upping their US order of HIMARS. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #8

"Ukraine is changing the way war is going to be fought in the 21st century. " If you take mitch96 Nov 2022 #9

Yes that is why the anti-Ukraine GOPers will have to shut up. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #10

"The naysayers will have to answer to the MIC." Agree.. When I first started working I was told mitch96 Nov 2022 #11

You got good advice. Irish_Dem Nov 2022 #12