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Ukraine to Get 4,000 Javelins as Share of US Army $1.3 Billion Contract (www.kyivpost.com)

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[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

And how many russian tanks are there left?

Do they use javelins on MTBs too?

[-] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 20 points 3 months ago

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 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

~~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 3 months ago

It sucks to be ruzzian in general.

[-] tilefan@lemm.ee 4 points 3 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