Sending 105-mm howitzers to Ukraine was called a "wake-up call" for the West

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Brigadier General of the US Armed Forces Mark Kimmit considers the sending of 105-mm M102 howitzers of American and British production to Ukraine as a “wake-up call”. He believes that this could backfire for both Kyiv and Washington. In addition, such deliveries indicate problems with weapons in NATO.

By sending such howitzers to Ukraine, the North Atlantic Alliance is adding to the already big mess with heavy weapons in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Ukrainian armed forces use eight different calibers for shooting - according to military expert Mykhailo Khodarenko, such a "diversity" leads to great difficulties in using it in a real combat situation, as well as in transporting new ammunition.



Meanwhile, in the United States itself and other NATO countries, they abandoned the use of 105-mm howitzers because of their impracticality. Where one 155-mm projectile can be used, 12 to 15 smaller caliber rounds have to be used. Thus, the West is once again trying to sell unnecessary weapons to Ukraine, pretending to be "real help" to the Kyiv regime.

I won’t be surprised if in a few years it turns out that the United States really wanted the defeat of Ukraine and specially supplied the country with weapons that cannot be fought normally

- Khodarenok noted in his telegram channel.
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  1. prior
    prior
    +2
    5 September 2022 09: 29
    For a war "until the last Ukrainian" everything will do, even a 105-mm howitzer.
    1. Vladimir Tuzakov
      Vladimir Tuzakov
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      5 September 2022 11: 02
      For such wars, they give away old rubbish and test new weapons. At the same time, helpers themselves pocket huge amounts of assistance, also paying for old rubbish. Politically, this is a debilitation of both participants, because by definition they are not acceptable to them - the Eastern Slavs ...
  2. Sergey Latyshev
    Sergey Latyshev
    +1
    5 September 2022 10: 29
    Ah, pure PR noodles.
    Naturally, junk is the first to be fused, and the super-duper itself needs to be mastered longer - this is for everyone

    On VO just an article about modern logistics of Artillery and about
    "Why does the Russian army need such artillery?"
  3. gorenina91
    gorenina91
    +4
    5 September 2022 12: 19
    Sending 105-mm howitzers to Ukraine was called a "wake-up call" for the West

    - Yes, a cool howitzer - it can be easily rolled into a small caponier and used as a long-range mortar; but you can shoot direct fire - like from a cannon at any target; light weight - you can even attach it to a passenger car (car) if something happens and transport it, and its ground clearance (clearance) is quite large - easy to transport; and shells for it in bulk - all NATO warehouses are full!
    - Yes, it would be better to destroy them (these howitzers) during the delivery (as soon as they arrived on the territory of Ukraine)!
    1. Alexfly
      Alexfly
      0
      10 September 2022 13: 09
      You are absolutely right, in a positional war, with unexpected counterattacks, raids, a very useful gift. A breakthrough in the enemy's weak zone with wedging, the destruction of communication and logistics centers .. Very unpleasant bites for the Russian army. Knowing her messy way of being, you can very effectively pinch your nerves .. so you can chew snot for a long time about overcoming ..
  4. Yuri Bryanskiy
    Yuri Bryanskiy
    +1
    6 September 2022 06: 22
    There is no need to talk about their weapons, it is necessary to speed up the operation. In early July, Shoigu said that we would accelerate, but for more than 2 months we have been chewing snot. It is necessary to train and bring to the front line 150-200 thousand fighters. Only then will we win.
    1. syndicalist
      syndicalist
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      7 September 2022 11: 36
      The problem is not at all in the number of fighters, but in the availability of modern weapons and trained crews.
  5. Vox_Populi
    Vox_Populi
    +1
    6 September 2022 20: 02
    By sending such howitzers to Ukraine, the North Atlantic Alliance is adding to the already big mess with heavy weapons in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Ukrainian armed forces use eight different calibers for shooting - according to military expert Mykhailo Khodarenko, such a "diversity" leads to great difficulties in using it in a real combat situation, as well as in transporting new ammunition.

    In the parallel reality of the "expert" everything is so! The fact that the real situation is very ambiguous is, of course, nonsense ...