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[–] leisesprecher@feddit.org 20 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Are there any numbers on how "efficient" those are? That is, how many destroyed Russian tanks will 4000 of them cause in practice?

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.world 28 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I've heard a Javelin missile is near 100% efficient if it can get a good lock. Wikipedia says "The Pentagon claimed that of the first 112 Javelins fired by the Ukrainians since the start of the war, 100 missiles had hit their target"

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

And how many russian tanks are there left?

Do they use javelins on MTBs too?

[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Last I heard Ukraine had gotten through an estimated 2/3 of Russias entire tank stock, including tanks that could realistically be repaired. Doesn't account for potential purchases or getting really desperate and sending partially non-functional vehicles into combat.

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 16 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

~~Used~~ Certified Pre-owned tanks sound like a horrible idea. Must suck to be the tank crew who gets assigned one of them.

[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago

It sucks to be ruzzian in general.

[–] tilefan@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

you can use the javelin on anything, it will lock onto a hot exhaust. one was used to take out a low-flying helicopter in occupied Ukraine, they were used regularly to take out vehicle-borne IEDs in Iraq, and those are just pickup trucks with armor welded on. I've been told it won't quite lock onto a person, but in direct fire mode you can use it against infantry