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I've donated 8k to Ukraine personally and am deeply supportive. I'm all for sending them pretty much whatever they want. I'm supportive of deploying US troops,
by spywaregorilla 4y ago
I've donated 8k to Ukraine personally and am deeply supportive. I'm all for sending them pretty much whatever they want. I'm supportive of deploying US troops, back in time, to the beginning of the conflict.
And yet, I still think the current HIMAR supplies are a significant contribution. I think Russia will have a very difficult time doing much more. I'm vaguely confident that Lysychansk will be the last significant area where they see any offensive progress, and am not certain they will succeed there either. Not entirely due to the HIMARs of course, but I remain optimistic. Especially if Russia continues to refuse a general mobilization.
- ncmncm 4y agoThey need large numbers specifically because Russia is using large numbers. Each round typically destroys only one piece of enemy materiel. Used, it is gone. Even ideally, it usually takes several shells to destroy a tank or artillery piece, or missiles to sink a ship. If they have more of those than you have rounds, they win even if rounds are, in principle, much cheaper. That is their logic of sending in T72 tanks. Yes, they are easy to take out with the cheapest shoulder-launched missile, if shot from in-range, but until that happens each is a grave threat to life and limb. They are sending in whole trainloads.