The USA recognized the "Javelins" supplied to Ukraine as senseless against the Russian army

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Recently, the American anti-tank missile systems FGM-148 "Javelin" (Javelin) are actively advertised as one of the best means of protecting Ukrainian territory from "Russian invasion." Therefore, it is interesting to find out whether these ATGMs can help Ukraine win the war with Russia, writes the Popular Mechanics publication from the United States.

The anti-tank guided missiles of the aforementioned ATGMs are indeed very effective against MBT, including those used by the Russian Ground Forces. They can hit targets from above.



However, Kiev bought too few of them for them to have a significant impact on the course of hostilities. In addition, ATGM operators and their means of transportation are extremely vulnerable to the artillery of the RF Armed Forces. The crew may simply not have time to leave the firing position in time.

The United States has sold the Javelin ATGM system and ATGM to them twice since 2018. But the presence of 37 launchers and 360 missiles is extremely insufficient and simply pointless against the Russian Federation.

28 battalions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will need about 450 ATGMs, based on US practice

- said the publication of the Colonel of the USMC, retired, analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies Mark Kanzian.

Thus, the Armed Forces of Ukraine now have "Javelins" only for the full complement of three battalions out of these twenty-eight. Ukraine also possesses a stockpile of old Cold War ATGMs and an unknown amount of anti-tank weapons of its own production. But they are not as effective.

Three battalions are enough to cover just over 11 kilometers of the front line, while Ukraine's border with Russia is 1974 km on land and 321 km at sea. Russian intelligence can easily identify Ukrainian units equipped with Javelins, and then surround them with tanks and motorized infantry units to suppress them with artillery fire. Russia has a lot of artillery, which is a feature of the Russian army.

In the event of a Russian attack, the Javelin missiles are likely to play a secondary role. This is a great missile, but in current quantities it poses no threat to numerous Russian armored vehicles. The real threat to the invading forces is the thousands of missiles, old and new, in Ukraine's arsenal

- summed up the media.
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    1. Igor Pavlovich
      Igor Pavlovich
      +2
      12 December 2021 11: 23
      And the grapes are sour, said the fox ...
    2. Miffer
      Miffer
      +5
      12 December 2021 13: 00
      I very modestly assess my military leadership talents, within the knowledge gained at the military department many years ago, BUT:
      If there is a war with Ukraine, the likelihood of which I estimate is very low, then there will be no tank wedges with the previous artillery barrage, as in the Patriotic War. And there will be no soldiers rushing from an RPG to a tank, not to mention the "dashing carts".
      If you look at the map of Ukraine, then it is far from Donbass to Kiev, about 700 km. And from the Russian-Ukrainian northern border to Kiev it is much closer, and the flight time of high-precision missiles is minimal, so you can completely forget about these Javelins and never remember.
      1. Bitter
        Bitter
        0
        13 December 2021 12: 23
        The probability is quite real, there would be a desire and initiative, and only a war can be started after any real or contrived incident. And they have already accumulated, both in Moscow and Kiev, a carriage and a small cart.
        Back in 2014, there might not have been "soldiers rushing from an RPG to a tank." And today, years later, this cannot be stated so categorically. It's not a tricky business to roll out Kiev with rockets, there anyway they won't get anyone except the townsfolk, and then what?
        One can only speculate about the non-interference of various countries, as well as about the possible or impossible resistance of both the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other security and military structures.
        The retired colonel wants / dreams, most likely, that more various weapons would be delivered to Ukraine, including both old and new missiles.
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    4. S WITH
      S WITH
      +1
      13 December 2021 14: 46
      it may turn out that this javelin does not see anything when the IR UV floodlights are working, or it will stick into the ground from the effects of lasers