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Dollars send to UA directly translate into destroyed Russian assets. Its not even new dollars, but military equipment build specifically for the purpose of shoo
by rasz 4y ago
Dollars send to UA directly translate into destroyed Russian assets. Its not even new dollars, but military equipment build specifically for the purpose of shooting at RU. Its immensely more productive to donate this gear and watch it work from the comfort of your own country. $ Multiple billion $ does sound like a lot until you realize its magical military contractor accounting:
$250K per 20 year old stingers while brand new modern (shaft resistant!) Polish Piorun is $100K https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/polish-manpads.html https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/polish-man...
$170-250K Javelin missile versus Stugna-P at $20K. This one is kinda apples to oranges until you realize you can buy Stugna-P launcher with box of missiles and Side-by-Side/ATV/UTV for less than empty Javelin launch unit.
700x Switchblade "The cost of AeroVironment Switchblade is estimated around $ 70,000 apiece" https://defence24.com/technology/loitering-ammunition-in-special-operations-forces https://defence24.com/technology/loitering-ammunition-in-spe... with US politicians getting angry UA doesnt want more of useless 0.5 pound remote hand grenades and instead keeps using cheap homegrown Aerorozvidka R18 octocopters capable of dropping 10 pounds of explosive load in one go.
Its a win win win situation:
US is finally able to use all the weapons it build over the years on its intended target without losing a single drop of US blood.
US is able to deplete stock of obsolete/old weapons and expense it at full brand new value.
US military contractors get the sell a ton of experimental highly situational weapons (switchblade 300 is made for special operations assassination missions against singular human targets, useless in war).
UA gets help it badly needs.