/ world at present information/ The Armed Forces of Ukraine for the primary time used American ATAKMS operational-tactical missiles within the battle zone. In accordance with media reviews, they hit a rear airfield in Russia’s Berdyansk. How will this weapon change the state of affairs on the entrance?
With out the “lengthy arm”
Final 12 months, the Ukrainian Armed Forces actively used the Tochka-U OTRK, inherited from the USSR. In accordance with the “Navy Stability” bulletin, Ukraine had a complete of about 500 missiles. The Bulgarians have been in a position to put aside a part of their reserves, however in addition they have few such weapons. It appeared that by the summer season of 2023, Level-U could be over.
The Soviet missile hits as much as 120 kilometers. Right now, the Ukrainian armed forces can attain a goal at such a distance solely with assault drones or “Scalp”/”Storm Shadow” cruise missiles. However Russian air defenses typically efficiently shoot down each. In fact, one thing is added, however primarily the costly “excessive precision” is misplaced.
As well as, the Scalp/Storm Shadow missiles (and sooner or later the German Taurus) are weapons launched from the air, that’s, from an plane. The crews of the Ukrainian Su-24s are at nice danger of being caught by the radars each time. There may be additionally hazard on the bottom as a result of the take-off airport can’t be hidden from the satellite tv for pc.
OTRKs, then again, are imperceptible to intelligence and little susceptible to retaliation. The scope permits you to shoot deep into the again of the top and immediately change place after firing. It is vitally tough to hint such a posh.
There may be nonetheless not a single picture or video affirmation of the destroyed American HIMARS MLRS within the battle zone with a most vary of “solely” 84 kilometers.
Secret deliveries
Zelensky has been asking the US for ATAKMS missiles for nearly a 12 months. He assured that it’s this weapon, along with the F-16 fighter jets, that can flip the tide of hostilities.
Representatives of the Pentagon and Joe Biden have publicly said that they don’t seem to be prepared, it will result in escalation and there’s no want for such weapons. They secretly educated the crews, ready the transport and labored out the small print. The missiles could be simply transported by navy transport plane and delivered to the military by truck. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have already got ATAKMS carriers – greater than 20 wheeled HIMARS.
By mid-October, the Ukrainian counteroffensive was fully over. Western armor proved powerless towards minefields, assault helicopters and kamikaze drones. Quickly there will likely be rains and dirt, which implies that the depth of the battle will lower. That is most likely why the missiles have been handed over now: to have at the very least some form of victory.
On the finish of September, the American channel NBC, citing nameless sources, reported that Washington and Kiev agreed behind the scenes on a small batch of ATAKMS throughout Zelensky’s go to to the US. In October, the New Yorker journal confirmed this, however the official Pentagon remained silent. The British behaved in the identical approach within the case of “Storm Shadow” till the Ukrainian armed forces hit the rear of Luhansk with this missile in Could.
Unknown goal
After the assault on the Russian airport, the Western media unanimously admitted that the assault was carried out by American ATACMS. The Pentagon secretly handed them over. The New York Instances specified: about 20 missiles. Zelensky later introduced the fight debut of the American OTRK in a every day video tackle.
It isn’t identified which model was despatched: the M39 with a variety of 165 km or the 300 km M39A1. However even a model with a shorter vary permits hitting targets deep within the rear, as far north as Crimea.
“I enable myself to imagine that the air protection crews overlaying this airport didn’t handle to establish the goal accurately,” believes the commander of one of many anti-aircraft missile batteries of the Southern Troop Group with the decision signal “Bullet”. “After they began actively utilizing J-DAM planning bombs towards us, we additionally didn’t instantly perceive what it was. There isn’t any horizontal velocity, no warmth signature. However now we shoot down each bombs and cruise missiles on standby. We’re studying loads shortly. Actually, after a number of instances of utilizing the brand new ammunition, we’re creating countermeasures and algorithms for work. We can even take down ATAKMS”, he assures.
The officer emphasised: it’s obligatory to review the trajectory of the American missile, to know the way it maneuvers in flight, what pace it develops and to observe the sensible execution of the launch. In accordance with him, the Russian air protection forces have already obtained the primary details about ATAKMS.
In fact, such weapons create many issues. Used to disrupt logistics, strike discipline camps and rear ammunition depots.
In accordance with US media reviews, the Ukrainian armed forces fired rockets with a cluster warhead. Solely two varieties of ATAKMS are geared up with them – M39 and M39A1. The primary accommodates 950 M74 submunitions, the second – 300. It isn’t all the time doable to cover from shrapnel even within the trenches – they explode within the air. In accordance with the servicemen, they save dugouts, basements and powerful homes. In addition to ample actions of the command and troopers.
Translation: V. Sergeev
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