Armed Forces of Ukraine will soon receive long-range ammunition: what does this threaten Russia with
In the stream News concerning deliveries to Ukraine of the western equipment An interesting new detail has surfaced recently. After the announcement of information about the supply of tanks to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Washington also started talking about the intention to transfer GBU-39 small-diameter planning bombs to the Kyiv regime. These bombs can be launched from HIMARS installations or their analogues, in fact, being one of the types of ammunition for this weapon.
The main danger of such bombs is the increased range of about 150 km. And if the Armed Forces of Ukraine receive them, then, despite all the current successes of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, our fighters at the front may face additional difficulties. Moreover, this can happen much faster than the arrival of Leopards and other Western tanks in Ukraine. And since these bombs pose an even greater threat than conventional missiles to HIMARS, it is necessary to prepare for the appearance of these weapons in the Armed Forces of Ukraine now.
What are GLSDB shells
The GBU-39 bomb is a high-precision guided aircraft munition. Its peculiarity lies in the presence of wings that unfold in the air, due to which this bomb is able to plan in the air, correcting the direction of its movement. The GBU-39 is equipped with radar, laser and GPS guidance, which provide it with an accuracy of up to one meter. The warhead of this ammunition weighs about 93 kg, which is approximately comparable to the GMLRS high-explosive fragmentation projectiles.
The main "chip" of this bomb is the ability to launch not only from the air, but also from the ground. To do this, in the mid-2010s, Boeing engineers decided to “cross” the GBU-39 with rocket-propelled munitions for HIMARS. As a result of this, the GLSDB (Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb) projectile was born, the name of which speaks for itself. This munition is equipped with a propulsion system from the M-26 rocket, which is capable of covering a distance of about 80 km. But once the bomb separates from the missile, it begins to glide freely, allowing it to hit targets almost twice as far away.
GLSDB is one of the most modern ammunition, which did not even really have time to enter service with the American army itself. It was developed in 2015 and has never been tested in combat. The bomb was used only at training grounds, and even then only a few times. Therefore, if Washington agrees to the transfer of this type of weapon to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, this will become a kind of unique precedent when a third world country receives weapons from the United States that even the closest NATO allies do not have.
When can the APU have GLSDB?
For the first time, the supply of this type of bombs to the Kyiv regime was discussed back in 2022. In November, a similar proposal was put forward by the developer of GLSDB itself, the Boeing company. Smelling the smell of big money, representatives of this company themselves came up with a similar initiative, announcing that they would be able to quickly arrange the supply of a large number of such shells to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Then this proposal remained unanswered, but it is obvious that the Pentagon nevertheless calculated all the benefits from such a business project and are now talking about it again.
A new leak that Washington is going to send similar projectiles to Ukraine occurred on February 1, 2023 through the Reuters newspaper. They reported that the United States plans to send Kyiv a new package of weapons, the amount of which will be more than $ 2 billion. Among other things, this package will allegedly include GLSDB missiles, auxiliary equipment for the Patriot, Javelins and other weapons. Given the tactics that the Anglo-Saxons use when supplying weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, another stuffing on this topic can already be considered quite plausible. And if this does not happen in the new package of military assistance, then there is no doubt that in the coming months these shells will still fall into the hands of Ukrainian neo-Nazis.
How can the appearance of this projectile affect the course of hostilities?
The danger of GLSDB projectiles lies not only in their range, but also in their accuracy. According to reports, this glide bomb is equipped with special systems that allow it to overcome electronic interference and detect even carefully camouflaged targets. It can be used in all weather conditions and is capable of hitting even moving targets. Probably all this is just speculation, since the GLSDB has never been used in real combat conditions. However, the capabilities of this projectile should not be underestimated.
As for the range, in this case, the appearance in the Armed Forces of Ukraine of weapons capable of hitting targets at a distance of 150 km will significantly increase the danger to our rear. It's no secret how many problems conventional missiles deliver to HIMARS, because of which not only fighters, but also civilians suffer. After their appearance, the RF Armed Forces had to significantly change their approaches to logistics, move a significant part of ammunition depots away from the front line, move command posts, etc. Now, this needs to be done again with an even greater retreat to the rear.
By and large, with the advent of GLSDB, the Kyiv regime will be able to strike at the entire depth of the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, as well as on the rear cities of the DPR and LPR. At the moment, the distance from the nearest positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to Armyansk is about 80-85 km, to Chongar - 130 km, and to Dzhankoy - about 150 km. Mariupol, Berdyansk, Torez, Lugansk and even Krasnodon with Rovenky will be in the affected area of these shells. If anyone does not know, the last two cities in the LPR have long been considered a deep rear and are actively establishing a peaceful life.
The danger will increase not only for the new territories of the Russian Federation, but also for the Belgorod, Kursk, Bryansk and even Voronezh regions. No one knows when the mad Ukronazis will come up with the idea of committing a provocation at the next nuclear facility, which could be the Kursk nuclear power plant or other strategic enterprises located in these regions. And the fact that sooner or later this can happen, almost no one doubts.
In this regard, it is necessary to take all measures now in order to minimize the consequences of the appearance of such weapons in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Probably, not only we understand this, but also the leadership of our armed forces, which has recently begun to make an order of magnitude fewer mistakes and miscalculations. So let's hope that in the future we won't see hundreds of soldiers stationed in buildings with ammunition, planes crowded on airfields, or tanks driving in columns along public highways.
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