ATACMS: The Himars Missile Upgrade Ukraine Desperately Wants | WSJ Equipped

As Ukraine’s military struggles to restock its long-range missiles, it’s relying on foreign supplies, like the U.K.’s Storm Shadow missiles. On Friday, President Biden agreed to provide a limited supply of the Army Tactical Missile System or ATACMS to Ukrainian forces. These missiles are equipped with a 500-lb class fragmentation warhead and have a max range of about 190 miles.
WSJ explains how ATACMS could speed up Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia and why the U.S. was initially hesitant to send the weapons.
0:00 U.S. to send Ukraine ATACMS missiles
0:49 How it’s fired
2:20 How it moves
3:51 How it lands
5:45 Geopolitical battle
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[@Fellolkek]

Whoever was doing that missle animation was having a lot fun

[@romavillamiguel9845]

Big imaginative mind beyond her grasp..😂😂and lies..

[@PabloCruise9398]

Connect the dots la,la,la.😃 RIP PEE-WEE.🙏

[@romavillamiguel9845]

@@PabloCruise9398 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@nostradamus9608]

yeah... russian orks will be surely animated... while still alive. lol

[@11C1P]

This is what happens when you use your medical marijuana prescription at work.

[@user-bd5nh1ws4s]

Thanks from all Ukrainians for Atacms missiles ❤🎉❤

[@simonphoenix3789]

one of the worst and best things to happen is how war has become increasingly longer ranged. 200 years ago hitting something a mile away was about as far as you could get. then it suddenly increased to tens of miles as artillery came about, and people started dying without ever seeing who was attacking them. now its even crazier. you can't get out of range anywhere on the battlefield. Even people in cities far behind the front aren't safe. On one hand this has resulted in battlefields becoming more dispersed and fewer mass loss of lives, but it also means more civilian casualties and prolonged wars that constantly kill people at a lower level.

[@Adonnus100]

Look at the 30 Years War to see how many people could die from a prolonged war (approx 8 million). That was in the 17th century.

[@vzzzb2vzzzb124]

The most important thing about ATACMS is the ground launch capability which provides surprise attack on enemy's target. The air launch cruise missiles, while very effectively must be launched by aircrafts from certain airfields, so the enemy's spies can give early warning of an impending attack so the enemy's air defense can go on high alert. With ATACMS, the enemy's air defense must be on high alert ALL THE TIME, and thus their effectiveness decreased. This is pyschological warfare which will degrade the defense, especially after the first successful attack....for, who can stay alert 24hours per day.!!

[@inoculateinoculate9486]

Also, relevantly the Ukrainian airforce is almost completely decimated since the start of the war, the type of planes that can carry Storm Shadow is extremely limited, and F16 won't be arriving in numbers for a very long time. Ground forces in trucks, in the other hand, are unlimited, and thus putting these ATACMS in the field is as simple as literally putting them in the field.

[@Maximus01776]

Anyhow, Russia is winning

[@acesalvador6374]

@@Maximus01776lmao….no. In your dreams.

[@raynelsamuels3961]

​@@Maximus01776Not for long, seems like Russia is failing back from they captured position

[@marekmicewicz5758]

​@@Maximus01776what's the weather in Moscow?

[@Vanom.]

I love when he said "Gravity's Rainbow" and did the waving hand motion they edited a missile arcing over his hand each time 😂

[@raylopez99]

For those KZbinrs who don't read... (Wikipedia) Gravity's Rainbow is a 1973 novel by American writer Thomas Pynchon. The narrative is set primarily in Europe at the end of World War II and centers on the design, production and dispatch of V-2 rockets by the German military.

[@ArcherArgyleShorts]

@@raylopez99 Added to my reading list

[@acecombs1]

"A screaming comes across the sky..." One of the great first lines in literature.

[@Vanom.]

@@raylopez99 wow that's an awesome reference. Had no idea his comment was based on a novel

[@dixonpinfold2582]

@@raylopez99 Laurie Anderson, an admirer of Pynchon's, approached him asking permission to adapt GR into an opera. He said yes, provided the sole accompaniment to voice was the banjo. It never happened. (But cf. her track _Gravity's Angel,_ 1984. Nothing in it about missiles though.)

[@andyo8141]

Small-correction. Storm Shadows effective range is 340 miles. The UK limits/restricts this for the export versions, however it could send the full-fat model if it chooses. Additionally, Storm Shadow is a stealth-missile that navigates an extremely-low altitude, non-predictable flight-path. It is near-impossible for Russian Air-Defense systems (including S-400) to intercept. It does not need to travel fast if it cannot be tracked/locked onto. The only disadvantage of Storm Shadow is that it is air-launched, and Ukraine has a limited number of compatible airframes.

[@anonymousreviewer169]

General Andyo, what are you doing in the KZbin comment section here?

[@urkiddingme6254]

And that last sentence is why I keep wondering when GLSDB will be delivered to Ukraine, if ever. Good thing Ukraine has stepped up their drone capabilities and production. Good thing Australia came up with that cardboard drone. GLSDB is sounding like a year-old pipe dream at this point.

[@1112viggo]

@@JimCarner Maybe they outfit a drone with a compatible launch platform, two birds one stone.

[@bngr_bngr]

Ukraine is going crazy and will start hitting Russian cities. Thanks Biden for bring us closer to nuclear war.

[@sullathehutt7720]

Russians already have a 60% shoot down ratio against storm shadows since their introduction, and they're getting better at it. Failed ukrop cruise missile strikes against Crimea prove it. A ballistic trajectory missile like ATACMS will be even easier to shoot down lol. Go ahead, send them over. 😄🇷🇺 Send more patriot batteries while you're at it, I want to see another 30 NATO missiles wasted on decoy drones lol.

[@ThePisikak]

WSJ, great work. Especially against the background of your silence about the results of the Ukrainian counterattack.

[@user-qf4bw2wi9o]

Как там ваше контрконтрнаступление на Купянск и Авдеевку?

[@desther]

HIMARS is truly a game changing weapon.

[@djole967]

Yes sure, like any other weapon sent to corapted Ukraine.

[@FierBarca1899]

Is it?

[@nom5523]

Bot tier comment

[@JR-playlists]

Maybe we should let Ukraine "test" the Prisim system for a while so we don't have to "waste" ammo on testing false targets

[@trustedlam8938]

Well said, let do it

[@331SVTCobra]

Live fire ex for the win!

[@castlekingside76]

I say US Ukraine to test all new lethal weapons..Russia is screwed

[@bthsr7113]

Main drawback is that the rounds goof, Russia gets to see our latest toys before they even hit the shelves. And even if the missiles work flawlessly, the Russians learn just what the missiles can do, theoretically learning how best to counter.

[@JoseTorres-ry9qe]

Prisim system?

[@unelectedleader6494]

The US doesn’t need these anymore anyway. It’s been replaced, and now the US has ground launched SM-6 and ground launched tomahawks again already as of last year

[@kani6855]

We’ll just bc we don’t need them now means we won’t need them in the long run I’m willing too bet if Ukraine was nato or in the process we would our country is looking a bit soft nowadays

[@rohitkurup6191]

​@@kani6855who in the world is going to attack us? China? There is literally nobody that can threaten us and we aren't going to war with anybody either..So what's the big deal if we give Ukraine all of the inventory of these missiles. What is Russia going to do anyway? Launch a nuclear strike on Ukraine? If that happens then their black sea fleet will be wiped out. NATO moves in, helps Ukraine take over Crimea and the war in over in 5 days. Russia knows that.. The only thing they can do is blow up the nuclear plant. Which would be very bad for both them and Ukraine. But they won't care about the consequences for their own citizens so that's the most likely fall out IMO.

[@crabcrab2024]

@@kani6855 Way too soft. Almost like a soy boy.

[@michaelreed9805]

Ah, but it's good to have a junk drawer

[@JamesStreet-tp1vb]

There's a new missile they're getting ready to deploy called the Mutant Morphing Missile. I think it's an air to air missile but it's a wicked, and I mean WICKED thing. It supposedly can bend and change its shape as it's chasing a plane or another missile. I can't think 9f a better place to test it than on Russian planes.

[@davidb6576]

Kudos to the graphics team that gave us a rambunctious puppy missile representation.

[@philosopher2king]

It's a frustrating, recurring pattern where Ukrainians ask for specific weapons, the US says no, more suffering ensues, and the US relents... with often a paltry amount that seems like a symbolic gesture: Patriot missiles: one battery. F-16 pilot qualification: initially two Ukrainians pilots trained. Now just a dozen. Cluster bombs: None until the counteroffensive faltered. Then a cache from our supply with the highest DUD rates. ATACMS: Finally, but just "a few". We're dragging our feet because someone has convinced Biden and the Joint Chiefs that a cornered Putin is a a dangerous Putin, so we've been going at this like a couple wanting to get just a little bit pregnant. By now it's clear that Putin has no capability to do any major harm and is reduced to getting artillery shells from North Korea. If he dared attack using nuclear weapons, it'd be the end of Russia as we know it. Could he, in some crazy megalomaniacal last act try to do it? An unlikely maybe, but the rest of the oligarchs with investments, homes in London and Florida and kids going to American Universities, will have different thoughts about that. One nuclear attack and their swanky lifestyle is over.

[@christiancastillo7324]

You could risk it and will never know why. I mean if goes nuclear' it'd be the end of Russia alone? I bet not. LOL

[@philosopher2king]

And do you think Russians wants to find out? It’s the rest of the world against them. Not even China is backing them up. One Patriot of battery has been a stopping 90% of the attacks against Kyiv while Ukrainian drones are routinely hitting Russia, almost at will. How do you think Russians will fare against US weaponry? I bet you they don’t want to find out.

[@highdefinist9697]

@@christiancastillo7324 But that logic is dangerous. If the USA comes across as too weak, Putin might say "Hey America, hand over Hawaii, or we nuke you!". The best strategy is really to intimidate Putin as much as possible, while still leaving him an offramp - the obvious offramp being that he withdraws from Ukraine. So basically: The United States could definitely do a lot more, and it would not only not increase the risk of a nuclear war, it might even reduce the risk.

[@chriscalderin6677]

You do not think we'll so stop trying

[@mukkaar]

@@christiancastillo7324 Nuclear threat is minimal, frankly, if Russia uses nukes. They have to be prepared for total destruction themselves. Overall, I think it's just cheaper in the end to provide Ukraine with all they need to push back Russia, in lives and cash, instead of dragging our feet. Ofc, some stuff is going to take time due to limitations of training etc, but we should have started preparing that stuff yesterday.

[@ninjapants7688]

I remember speaking to some troops stationed in Afghanistan about going after some high-value targets who were stationed in a villiage, the targets moved to another building just before the strike hit and they could adjust it at the last second. Apparently it went through the window of the building into the room where these guys were sipping tea, not realizing that was the last drink of their lives. Pretty remarkable platform.

[@SOLDAT_MENDES]

Wow, that's quite a story. The precision and effectiveness of those strikes can be truly remarkable. It's a testament to the capabilities of modern military technology.

[@raylopez99]

Also that 'Flying Ginsu' missile (Hellfire R9X) that took out the Persian commander enjoying the sunset from his balcony. I thought that was very poetic.

[@biddyboy1570]

It was the will of Allah.

[@goliath3935]

In the end those tea sippers got rid of the invaders without even launching a single missile. That's even more remarkable.

[@Harris.S]

​@goliath3935 you're correct 💯 👍 and the end we lost trillions of dollars plus the life of 1000's of our men and gained nothing except bad karma 😢😢 and top of it its was our longest war in our history 😢😢😢

[@AllDay3090]

*ALL THE ORC BOTS ACTING CONCERNED ABOUT AMERICA SENDING MONEY TO UKRAINE WHILE PRETENDING TO BE AMERICANS ARE HILARIOUS* 😂😂

[@paladro]

we could send Ukraine the whole of russia's pathetic gdp and we'd still have a mountain to drop on em.

[@ExposingTheOldWorldOrder]

We are only sending Ukraine 3% of our military budget.

[@Demopans5990]

@@ExposingTheOldWorldOrder Military Industrial Complex go brrrr Not like the Pentagon ever heard of a "budget"

[@AllDay3090]

@@paladro 1 U.S. state has a higher GDP than the entire country of Russia. We spend more on feeding our troops every year than Russia spends on their entire pathetic military every year. Only 1/3 of Russia's military budget actually gets to the military. The other 2/3 is spent on palaces and for the generals.

[@sawtooth808]

It’s right up there with Pro Modi trolls, pretending to be Canadian.

[@johns5177]

This war is giving American defense minds invaluable knowledge on the applications of weapons systems and irreplaceable testing that R&D simply cannot reproduce. We as a major arms manufacturing country have a vested interest in not necessarily a perpetual war but a conventional war of which Ukraine-Russia have provided an opportunity for us to utilize. I think what I am very interested in and what most of us realize at this point is what innovative point-defense systems are cheap but precise or effective enough to defeat or destroy mass drone bombardments.

[@narannavan]

Those weapons were meant to fight Russia and now they are but are being used by others. Better they, the Ukrainians, use them than US soldiers.

[@user-st3wd3jb8o]

This war is giving Democrats how to monetize their services while watching innocents dying when they could have prevented this war. Democrats love to put a few dollars in their pockets while watching USA go under. I believe all these weapons have been tested in the battle fields many times and they know exactly how they work .

[@chrismalcomson2824]

Yes. It's almost as if the US is at war with Russia, but using other peoples lives. 🤔

[@Arthas_Menethiil]

And this information, especially “combat tested” watermark on all of those will give US profit from new contracts all over the world 100x of spent for supporting Ukraine now

[@ottomateck3560]

At the cost of lives no doubt

[@JoseVazquez-sq1cj]

I think it's funny how the guy says "it's advantageous that you cannot know what missile the HIMARS carries". As if that had any influence on a Russian drone operator to attack it. They have yet to destroy one single HIMARS, it'd be a huge trophy.

[@seitavw]

Turns out the answer to Ukraine's weapons requests (Himars, Abrams, f16s, Atacms) is not yes or no but "eventually"

[@Tential1]

No duh... Why give it all at once? Do you even own Lockheed stock? Bro... We trying to make this last.... You guys are so slow... You don't understand war is for profit yet... The slower we roll it out, the more revenue Raytheon, Lockheed, and general dynamic can make. This is gonna be a cash cow for the next 5 years... When has America ever done quick war? We prolong it for money.... it doesn't make sense to ramp up manufacturing facilities to produce one month's worth of missiles dude... You don't even get the economics...

[@mynameismynameis666]

because it is about corporate profits.

[@pd28cat]

"ICBMs please?" *"EVENTUALLY"*

[@linusa2996]

​@@mynameismynameis666how when the weapons were paid for 20-30 years ago.

[@springbloom5940]

​@@linusa2996 Try to learn 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@alantoon5708]

Should have been done a year ago....or more.

[@TheSympathydenied]

How many would Trump have sent...get real😢😮😅😊

[@SurajSingh-xo4gi]

​@@TheSympathydeniedthe war wouldn't have started if Trump was the president 😂

[@litoaykiu]

@@TheSympathydenied It was Trump who started to send lethal weapons to Ukraine and encouraged NATO to do the same. If Trump was in the office, he would be sending nukes to Ukraine. Don't forget Russia is occupying Ukrainian territory for about 9 years now; Obama/Biden would not even send bullets to regular guns whishing that Russians won't invade further.

[@chrisviking7807]

@@SurajSingh-xo4gi Trump would have just let Russia have what she wants. Remember how he surrendered to the Taliban?

[@SurajSingh-xo4gi]

@@chrisviking7807 😂😂😂😂 that was Biden bruh what you high or something

[@chaosfire321]

Never understood how people would brush off ATACMS with "Oh they don't need it, Storm Shadow's good enough!" As if giving Ukraine's limited, overstretched, and dwindling Air Force a break in favor of the proven reliability and nigh-invincibility of their HIMARS isn't very much needed.

[@penril_tv6353]

If a real war ever breaks out vs the USA I feel bad for the country who would try. Ukraine is just getting a 1% of the capabilities the US has and it's holding extremely well vs a "super nation".

[@modelaircraft6576]

Is ok to assist but, if these assistance doesn’t have limits & keep going on. A nuclear war ww3 is way worse than Ukraine and Russia war. Then something that can be easily avoided was not easily avoided.

[@DonaldBiden420]

@@modelaircraft6576 try to frighten everyone with nukes: attempt #5,984

[@kferg3029]

@@modelaircraft6576 end of the day one has to Assume that there people in power in Russia who dont actually want to kill the entire planet and we also know china had a few comments about there Nuclear threats.

[@abhimangopinath6309]

@@DonaldBiden420 yes keep counting, because one day it may happen. and you may not exist to count

[@paulcruz168]

@@modelaircraft6576 the Russians were literally shooting down american planes in Korea and Vietnam. Trust me, it’s going to take a lot more than this

[@Nas_Atlas]

Ukraine is completely demolishing the US #1 or #2 strategic enemy for the last 80 years and some of y'all are worried that we FINALLY are giving them a FEW weapons that aren't from the junk drawer. SMDH. Glory to Ukraine. Glory to the Heroes.

[@kinghadu9611]

The issue is conservatives worship Putin because he is the number 1 sponsor of Neo Nazis in the west so they will never support Ukraine

[@Lennybird91]

American here. Only republican traitors oppose supporting Ukraine. It's imperative to vote Democrat next year and keep Putin's puppets out.

[@JigilJigil]

True, and who knows what happens after Russia loses the war and Putin is dead, maybe we could see the collapse of Russia into more smaller countries again, it would be a game changing incident that would be great for the future global peace and stability.

[@ronhau1542]

Well if you haven’t kept up with US politics over past 6 years or about 1/3 of the country now seems to think Russia is the good guys.🤷‍♂️

[@ronaldrollins1558]

You can get 1/3 of the nation that thinks Hitler did some good things.😂😆

[@romani8494]

Had they provided the atacms 5 months ago, there wouldn't be the Surovikin line in place and Ukrainians would be nearing the sea of Azov by now. Easing the grain corridor problem (grain surplus in Europe) and heading towards the end of war. Will we see any escalation after Ukraine gets atacms from Russian side like USA feared. Obviously not. This delay is crazy stupid.

[@joepeng6371]

They want russia slowly bleed to dead, don't mess up with america, they are small and also creepy 😅😅😅

[@biddyboy1570]

The strategy is for Russia to lose slowly.

[@halneufmille]

@@biddyboy1570If Trump gets reelected, they won't lose at all. It's lights out for Ukraine's counter offensive.

[@K1forMVP]

Ukraine isn’t going to win nor are they close to winning, the US never wanted them to win they want a stalemate and to drag this out as long as possible to slowly bleed Russia of military equipment/weapons/personnel and money slowly bankrupting them. The US knows they’ll end up fighting Russia and when that time comes Russia will be so weakened they’ll be destroyed easily in a matters of weeks in any convential war against NATO or the collective west as they like to call it. Were talking Iraqi levels of military incompetence in desert storm, that’s how easily they’re corrupt third world/rate military would be defeated. They couldn’t use Nukes either being we have 6K+ of our own, unless they’re suicidal and they’re so poorly maintained n so old from the Cold War who knows of they’re operational or not, and given our intelligence networks and moles inside of Russia (they’re computer systems are fully hacked we read all of Putins emails n messages when he does) we would know if they were planning a nuclear attack. Moscow and St. Petersburg would be turned into massive glass parking lots if they so thought about nuking the west. A Nuclear strike really isn’t an option for Russia so Putin would just have to eat it and suffer a massive military defeat which would be the end of his regime .

[@carval51]

@@t.n.-js6ei is'nt that's the point why putin invaded, US is putting weapon in ukraine. also pre 2022 so you literally proof putin point, Nato expansion under new administration . TDT much ?

[@patite3103]

Please use the international metric system and not your obsolete metric of miles. USA is the only country in the world still using this obsolete metric but the audience is international! thank you

[@brandonhenderson7020]

Can we agree the men operating himars are doing a stellar job

[@PeteBooty-Juice]

*I can agree that THE AMERICAN TAX PAYER is getting the shaft again and again.*

[@toddparker5384]

Yes - stellar job indeed! Defending freedom abroad instead of in our front yards. Well worth my tax dollars!

[@kimkristensen2816]

Now we just need Germany to donate their Taurus 310 miles cruise missile just like France and Britain have done with Storm Shadow. With these weapons, Ukraine can finally blow the bridge to Crimear into pieces beon any resonable repair. Denmark and the Nederlands donated 100 tanks and now F16 along with Norway. Another additional 45 tanks are also being donated by Denmark

[@landscapevision6553]

Yes, now Germany needs to STEP up!

[@elcormoran1]

Well now those spy plane entering in the black sea that was cordinatimg attack on CRIMEA or moscow from the báltic sea from now on gonna get shut down, You want to step up now you gonna have a hot war with RUSSIA

[@RogueSecret]

Cuz pushing Russia to decalre war on Ukraine would be smart?... You know that if that happends, then Russia would bomb all goverment buildings the first week, take out internet, tele, bridges and everything that makes the lifes of most of the civilians goes on like normal in the north... Imagine 20million+ civilians fleeing Ukraine and into Europe that is allready weak becuse of the energy politic, the blowed up northstream pipe etc... Europe woul fall apart... We strugle allready in rich european countries with the rise of food prices, gass, electricty and 2x interest rate on house loans etc.

[@MadMaxMFP-dc6kw]

Then what are you going to send next year.....? Sooner or later you're going to run out of Ukranians. Then what do you send?

[@ronaldrollins1558]

AI robots.😂

[@davidclaudy4822]

The bots and trolls are strong in the comments section of this video. There are just too many absurd comments to respond to. SMDH!

[@residentgrey]

the manufacturing of consent is real...

[@Zaaxun]

I think the ATACMS also maneuvers as it nears the target, changing trajectory making it even harder to hit.

[@user-im6jv2ml4u]

Thank you for helping us. Im from Kiev. And all of support that was provided from our allies give us hope that we will live normal life without aggression from ruzz or anybody else. Thanks

[@MrServer11111]

Привет. Как вы относитесь к Фикрету Шабанову? Недавно наткнулся на него, очень интересный персонаж, но я не понимаю почему Украинцы с их складом ума его слушают

[@arnoldvezbon6131]

Hey did your government ever fin out who the maidan snipers were?

[@JayToons]

Before the war in Ukraine, we heard very little about war weaponry, I've never heard of HIMARS, Leopards, ATACMS, and all the variety of weapons used in wars. Now, not only that, we are getting full explanations on how these weapons works and why it's important to have them.

[@boldbearings]

Oh they did the same after 911, it was "tomahawk cruise missile this, sidewinder that, stealth apache helicopter, etc...." Selling us on it.

[@egorkharchenko742]

Yeah it was always out there. Just have to search for it:)

[@sullathehutt7720]

Right. And now we have a bunch of soft-handed limp-wristed civilians who fancy themselves "experts" on warfare and heavy weapons, demanding more and more aid be dumped into this black hole of a conflict because, well it turns out the neo-con war hawks were actually the good guys all along! 🤪🔨🥴🔨🤡

[@elguapo1507]

It's probably because you've never served. People who know and understand ANY matters of life is because their lives have either been directly involved in or crossed that particular field. I know squat about making plant pots! 😂😂

[@naturewatcher7596]

Because they need your tax dollars to produce them.

[@dixonpinfold2582]

WSJ, please _do not_ call Eastern Ukraine "Russian territory," as you did at 2:15. It is _Russian-occupied territory._

[@Brada86_]

Eastern Ukraine tried to return to Russia which it historically was. The believe their elections were rigged in 2014 which kicked off a civil war. There has been a genocide since then. Ukraine aren't the good guys

[@sword111119]

It’s Russian. Get used to it 🤡

[@jhint1929]

@@sword111119 Somehow I don't think your words will age well.

[@dixonpinfold2582]

@@sword111119 Your future diet will consist of carrots, beets and potatoes. Also, a life and a society in accordance with Chinese tastes. Get used to it...il Zanni.

[@MarinaJBoyd]

Do the peoples vote doesn't matter? I thought the US was all about protecting democracy?

[@Sovadnb]

As we saw a few days ago, Ukraine successfully uses storm shadow in Sevastopol, and now russia has no Black Sea navy headquarters. Thats a great news. Many thanks to UK and US for support and help us in this war for freedom! God bless you!

[@joni8090]

Freedom ? Ukraine gained its Independence in 1991 and Threw it away with American Initiated proxy Maidan Coup 2014 ! ☮️☯️🇷🇺💲🇨🇳

[@abissuminvocat]

This building has not been the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet since the beginning of the conflict. The only ones killed by the Ukrainians were the duty officer.

[@girishp6148]

The latest ' Game Changer ' after Switch blade drones, M - 777, Leopard Tank, 😂

[@drgonzo305]

190 miles unclassified

[@shooter7a]

That is the unitary version. The version we are sending is the cluster version....shorter range.

[@shooter7a]

@@JimCarner report I have seen is that they are getting the M39.

[@shooter7a]

​@@JimCarner here are the production run totals, with numbers used in Iraq and Afghanistan. M39 - 1650 made, 411 used. This is the only variant which can be fired by all M270s and M142s. It is inertial guidance only. All other versions were GPS aided, and require more up to date fire control system in the M270/M142 firing them. M39A1 - 610 made, 71 used. The remaining stockpiles of M39 and M39A1s were in the process of being converted to M57E1s. M48 - 176 made, 58 used. M57 - 513 made, none used M57E1 - 220 made, none used I would tend to believe the lowest capability units would be the first supplied....but it like depends on the details of the refit program of the M39s/M39A1s to M57E1s. I think the units with the unitary warheads would be the most useful for the most valuable command and control targets. Cluster munitions might be effective vs ammo dumps...

[@SorminaESar]

Thank you America for military aids package for Ukraine, it means America still and always stand and support for Ukraine for defending of Ukraine's independence and territorial souvereignty. God save and bless Americans with peace and prosperity forever🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸. Thank God🙏🙏🙏

[@kurtkabat203]

Are you kidding me! We need peace negotiations, not the US military industrial complex war machine financial profiteers lining their pockets off the lives of Ukrainians. Let’s not forget Russia they’re losing lives, and they’ve never profited more off this war our US sanctions backfired Putin’s making more money off the cost of oil right now it’s all a cluster f$&k

[@kurtkabat203]

Only the elite and ruling class profit from wars. We the people all suffer for their war mongering. It’s all financially motivated and everybody wants to rule the world.

Hey buddy, what about me. I'm Canadian. We want a ribbon too.

[@NeoZondix]

@ giv F16 pls

[@mora103]

It's a 50% chance of America continuing to support Ukraine after the presidential elections. Sad fact 😢

[@kanra9692]

Berdiansk airport just got hit by an ATACMS manufactured from October 1996.

[@last_aid_kit]

It would help counteroffensive A LOT if the US sent ATACMS to Ukraine 6 months ago... If, in the end, the US will send these anyway, isn't it obvious that sending them earlier would prevent a lot of casualties and would be cheaper in general, too? I'm not sure I get the logic of these delays.

[@highdefinist9697]

In case you want a serious reply: It is very complicated - Perun made a >1 hour video about it. Basically, you have to think about escalation as a slow stepwise process in a 2D plane (quality and quantity), and the reason for making so many small and slow steps is basically due to politics being slow, peoples opinions and feelings in democracies being important (and many people also being slow in really understanding the importance of the Ukraine war), and some (imho mostly useless) fear of Russias nukes. Overall, it would be a lot better if things had happened faster, but I am still grateful they are happening eventually.

[@haraldvondoom3314]

72 000 dead in catastrofically failed counter offensive already. They have the last reserves in at the meat grinder. Afyer that Ukraine will not have any men to fight with. Now west is desperate for conflict freeze. 😂🤣😂👍

[@chriscalderin6677]

You can't understand logic if you can't see Russia is the victim

[@NoName-gb9ow]

Monstrous incompetence. British missiles have a radius of 500 km, but the story said that it was about 300; ATACMS missiles will be delivered in the first modification - this is 160 km, but the story talked about the last fourth modification at 350 km, which will not be supplied since it has only just begun to be made and everything is secret there. TOTAL incompetence

[@JandiFebie]

Fascinating to see how casual the discussion of killing fellow humans has become. So nice, such calm voices. Just like any day on the wheat farm

[@CoolWatts]

Thank putler.

[@paulgibbon5991]

Russia can go home and end the war tomorrow. They have the power to bring peace and end their soldiers dying, so better put pressure on them to do that. After all, not even the most deranged tankie would claim Ukraine rolling over to the genocidal fascists would bring any sort of lasting peace.

[@ggductor1511]

He wants WWIII

[@kennethkult7681]

Please please we need them now.

[@kineticdeath]

stuff russia's complaining, they are FAR bigger than Ukraine AND are seeking/getting outside help themselves. edit - To the US leadership, every dent Ukraine makes into russia's military makes defending Europe that much easier. Your fighting men and women dont even need to touch a gun to make it happen

[@lovyrituraj]

Defending Europe was never ever the issue,what have you been reading

[@incognitotorpedo42]

@@lovyrituraj Funny, that's not what Europe thinks. What are you reading?

[@raylopez99]

@@incognitotorpedo42 Ivan is reading Pravda. As a Westerner whose backing UKR, I doubt however Putler is interested in further expanding RU imperialism now that he's bloodied his country in UKR. But why take chances? Slava UKR and l hope to see Putler in the Hague soon.

[@Y_hass]

*Russia Z ✝ Z

[@mynameismynameis666]

the US has declared war on europe and destroying north stream 2 intentionally is ample evidence of that.

[@Youtubegoblin23]

I thought the WSJ job was reporting the truth not selling arms for weapons manufacturers

[@habbyhouse]

Love the short and simple explanation.

[@EdjieboaNova]

Consider if Ukraine gets Russofied due to lack of support. Along with Belarus, that's a problem. Send what they need to make quick work of this. Dallas, TX 💙🇺🇦

Apparently you and I have little say in the matter. but keep up the pressure. That's what makes Ukraine probably the most democratic nation on the planet right now. Zelenskyy has no choice but to do exactly what the people tell him to do. I have heard that in many videos from civilians and troops. He does what we tell him to do.

[@delpinsky]

I have Russian friends of the "patriotic" kind, so believe me, for them Ukraine is their "thing", as if they are stuck in USSR times. Plus the propaganda machine creating fake news about everything in Ukraine. Doesn't matter how many times I told them Ukraine is a free and sovreign country since 1991 and Russia signed a treaty in 1994 to get Ukraine's nukes in exchange of leaving intact Ukraine's sovraignty. Ordinary Russians don't even care who rules them as long as is someone who rule them like Stalin or Putin. They just follow orders and do not stand up to say no. They few who dare to do it, end up bad. Imagine the corruption in Russia, which luckily helped Ukraine to survive. If you let Russia prevail, vassal state of Russia becomes as deeply corrupted as Russia is, because this is how Putin rules.

[@ronaldrollins1558]

Its either live under Russia's iron hand with a puppet president or fight to be free.

[@RokerSMisisipi]

Why exactly do Americans support Ukraine? It's either the hate for Russia (for no reason) or they just like Nazis. The amount of money bleeding out of USA is enormous, there will be terrible economic issues in USA in just a year or two, better start saving your money now or get out of there. Russia is the last bastion of freedom, Christian and traditional values in the world, and as such the Satanic West wants to destroy it. But you, citizens should be smarter than what the CNN and Fox News tell you.

[@EdjieboaNova]

@ I think he does what he has to do to save his people. Daily, asking for assistance because they're a young post-soviet country and having to pour gratitude at every corner while remaining a pillar of strength for his people and his own children. He gave them the strength not to roll over in 3 days and help them find their own strength on the darkest day. Can't help but wonder what would have happened if they hadn't been pressed to give their nukes to Ru with the Lisbon Protocol.

[@lhaaa1059]

As far as the counter offensive going slowly - You show me someone dashing thru a minefield and I'll show you a fresh grave.

[@mynameismynameis666]

i hear people calling for cluster bombs. i hear russia has more than enough to play that game. some will never get it...

[@daydays12]

Well said!

[@theshadowoftruth7561]

@@mynameismynameis666 Russia has been using everything in its arsenal except nukes as it is. What escalation can they do?

[@mynameismynameis666]

you think so? @@theshadowoftruth7561 i think you can't even imagine what they are capable of. this has been but a tasting...

[@ChrisZukowski88]

@@theshadowoftruth7561Putin can go from “mad” to “very mad”. That’s it.

[@LutherBlissett100]

Essentially, this weapon saves Ukrainian soldiers and exponentially accelerates the removal of RF invaders.

[@3xfelix]

Also, another vassal Poland was given the go-ahead to not supply arms to Ukraine and they equate Ukraine as a "dying drowning man desperate for survival" (Please Google that). Poland does not want to be dragged by a drowning man

[@theflipeechestlanjao7754]

Storm shadow is better but atacms is safer to launch as you can just sit back like 80km behind the frontlines and launch.

[@Theorimlig]

Safer to launch how? ATACMS (at least some versions) has a longer range than Storm Shadow. And so far Russia has destroyed exactly 0 HIMARS and MLRS launchers. When they launch ATACMS they can do so from even safer, more distant positions.

[@Jasontvnd9]

@@Theorimlig The stormshadow that ukraine got has a much lower range than the fully fledged version which is has 550KM ( 330Miles ) I expect atacms will have a similar limitation so that it cant be used to attack too deep into russia.

[@Aqua.man045]

@@Theorimlig How do you know they haven’t destroyed any? Ukraine wouldnt even admit they damaged the patriot back in May

[@chagio8690]

God blesses America! God blesses Ukraine! Ukraine will be a strong, democracy defender for Europe.

[@SorminaESar]

Only in Jesus Christ, amen🙏🙏🙏

[@chadbrad8100]

@@SorminaESar Jesus doesn't exist its the Ukrainian men that are doing a great job not your mystical God and messiah

[@mynameismynameis666]

and how is the democracy going in ukraine, with all the language prohibitions, persecution of opposition parties, witchhunts, people getting whipped in the streets. reminds me about saudi arabia...

[@monkofdarktimes]

That's a lie

[@mynameismynameis666]

oh is it? @@monkofdarktimes remember how nadja savchenko turned from hero to villain when she ran for president? she, the celebrated war hero and aydar pilot? remember what happened when she spoke openly?

[@Geezerelli]

Give peace a chance 😢

[@goletest]

Does that mean Ukraine can target all those bridges, especially the Crimea one at will?

[@noTH9IK]

yes

[@chrisbreezy-ryanbarbosa4320]

Bad Idea. The Crimean bridge seems to be a personal boiling point for Putin. Every time they have hit it, Putin has launched a massive barrage of strikes in retaliation against civilians. Better to hit targets he doesn't care as much about.

[@elpupusero]

Today Russia is talking to use tactical nuclear weapons to destroy Ukraine weapons 😂

[@ataxpayer723]

Yes, but they are not receiving the unitary warhead, that packs a big punch, ( ideal against hard targets like bridges and bunkers ) , Instead they will receive the cluster warhead.

[@mynameismynameis666]

yes, it also means that russia will move about 150 km further to the west so that doesn't happen.

[@EspenFrafalne]

@0:34 "We have been supplying Ukraine with items from our junk drawer" - and Russia still struggles 😂

[@emmanuelkoech9211]

You mean HIMARS system and Abrams are from the junk drawer?

[@idontcaresapo8233]

⁠yep it’s going out already so they just selling them to renew them

[@EspenFrafalne]

@@emmanuelkoech9211 Dont ask me. Im not very familiar with those weapons, but thats what he said. IIRC, there are different HIMARS missiles, with different range, and i dont think Ukraine got the long range ones. Maybe that has something to do with it? Just a wild guess...

[@bobbobrov427]

No wonder the wars in the Middle East were lost - junk weapons and trashy "leaders" vs guys wearing flip-flops

[@INoIFearIGaming]

That's cute you actually believe Ukraine is winning lol

[@lawrencekeeley8966]

Each one of these things could buy 10 houses for the people of Maui

[@bensmith6868]

Yup the missiles exist already so we should give them tho can’t pay our teachers with old abrams either

[@paulgibbon5991]

It's true that the money that the US saved on storing and maintaining the old kit could make a big difference, so sending them is definitely the right move. Oh, but you don't care about the people of Maui, do you? Because you're a botski running the tired old Real Americanski script as if we've not seen it a hundred times already.

[@Faiez-rh1gm]

​ In central Ukraine, a hotel in Cherkassy where foreign mercenaries were staying burned heavily after a loud explosion caused by the missile from Russian Air Force. The night attack caused heavy casualties

[@huntergatherer7796]

The hotel was in Odessa. It housed the Odessa regional command. All of them are dead now.

[@snakeplisken4119]

Cherkassy is along way into Ukraine. Are you sure about this?

[@gregmchale5011]

It would be great if the USA would commit to Ukriane winning this war, instead of its present goal of only allowing Ukraine to wear down Russian forces! Sad to see the death and destruction occurring in Ukraine as they fight with their hands behind their back...

[@victorhampton3452]

Exactly they could end this by tomorrow is sickening

[@The_Crazy_Monkey75]

Yeah...the west just literally prolonged the war and gave Russians plenty of time to prepare for a very strong defensive line. If the west gave everything Ukraine needed in the first place, the war would have been finished before 2022 ended. It might have ended during the "lightning" Kharkiv offensive.

[@The_Quaalude]

Let's go Putin!

[@InterWebGuy99]

I've been saying this since the war started. It's cowardice on the part of NATO, but more so on the part of Biden and his military advisors who should be setting an example of leadership instead of being drug kicking and screaming through each new more lethal weapons system This has prolonged the war, adding to the deaths of innocent Ukrainians and destruction of many more towns and villages. It's a disgrace.

[@Tential1]

Uh, they can't win the war... Dude, America itself couldn't beat Vietnam or Afghanistan. You don't win modern wars. I'm mind boggled you guys are still this dense. But I mean I do own Lockheed Martin stock, so if you want to buy our missiles and waste em... Be my guest. Not sure why Americans who hate wealth inequality like funding the mechanisms that cause it, like finding wars that few people own the beneficiary stocks of but hey, more money for me.

[@clarkyrock187-]

Well done, good work.. #SlavaUkraine!🙏🏼🟦🟨🔱

[@residentgrey]

Slava myknob, Banderite.

[@bryanmc9174]

So they'll sell the old missiles that would have gone to waste. Genius move.

[@SeeLasSee]

They don’t sell. Lend lease does not require repayment for ‘consumables’. Only the hardware and supplies left over and functional at the end.

[@ntlyburkov]

Just give them to the Ukraine

[@richardbarton6146]

Lets give them what they need to finish the job!! now or never with russia!

[@DamienPalmer]

I'm so glad we are using submunition warheads now instead of those nasty cluster munitions.

[@lonniehill3455]

Ahahaha. Like how we replaced that inhumane napalm with cluster bombs. Ahaha

[@paulgibbon5991]

If you look at what the orcs have done, you will quickly come to support the use of whatever weapon purges them from Ukraine the fastest.

[@lonniehill3455]

@@paulgibbon5991 no humor or recognition of being sarcastic.

[@dougellis7917]

Should has been sent a year ago. Would have saved thousands of Ukrainian lives.

[@Tehui1974]

I've yet to hear a compelling argument for not providing Ukraine with this type of capability. Russia is using this type of capability against them, I'd love to see Ukraine hit Russian military targets further behind the front line.

[@specialingu]

theres the stock issue (it would be really useful for facing china) is true. but im hoping there either on a c17, or being prepped for that

[@shivamshorewala7848]

as a layman the argument is that a new "game changer" weapon is being asked by ukraine every two weeks which will turn the tide of the war. Unfortunately just from terrorital gains that has not happened in last 12 months so the question is what is truly useful and what is just another ever increasing burden on the taxpayers.

[@Thematic2177]

@@shivamshorewala7848 The tide of war already has shifted long ago. Russian forces were in the suburbs of Kyiv, and now Ukraine has regained more territory than an entire small European country. Why do you propagandists pretend like the weapons aren't doing antyhing?

Well, we both know the old adage is true. Politicians are phony. KZbin will probably not let me expand on that.

[@stuarthall3874]

This definitely increases the risk of an escalation with Russia. That hasn't changed. What has changed is that Ukraine is not making quick progress in their counter-offensive as hoped and so it seems that someone has decided it is worth the increased risk of WWIII. For me, that's a compelling argument for not providing Ukraine these weapons.

[@finoreynaldo8197]

The US must support, and provide ukraine with this atacm missiles to enable ukraine to neutralize if not shortened the much needed offensive. Russia has plenty of missiles to spare , that with atacms ukraine can respond to putins strikes . It will be a deterrent to putins missile strikes.

[@dasbof]

Every one of these fired buys a weapons defense company executive a new Mercedes. While a homeless veteran sleeps under a bridge. Nice. This war could have been stopped before it started.

[@marchlopez9934]

The US is set to send a small number of Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles to Ukraine in the coming weeks. Ukrainian forces have repeatedly asked the US for these missiles, which can come equipped with a 500-pound blast fragmentation warhead and have a maximum range of about 190 miles, allowing Ukrainian forces to reach further into Russian-held territories inside Ukraine, including Crimea. The ATACMS is designed to be launched from a ground vehicle, like the US HIMARS, which is already in Ukraine, and once the missile is fired, the ground vehicle can shoot and scoot to avoid retaliatory attacks. This mobility could be a huge advantage for Ukrainian forces, which have been using a similar missile, the UK's Storm Shadow, that's fired from an airborne jet. ATACMS missiles can reach up to 190 miles, considerably farther than the Storm Shadow's top range of 155 miles. This additional range could force Moscow to move storage facilities and command centers more than 200 miles from the front, and that could complicate efforts to supply troops with food and ammunition, aiding Ukrainians in their counteroffensive. ATACMS missiles can move significantly faster than other missiles, reaching a top speed of Mach 3, or around 2,300 miles per hour, and the guidance system combines inertial navigation with GPS, creating highly accurate targeting, preventing electronic jamming and interference and minimizing collateral damage on impact.

[@christopherrasnick8535]

The only similarity between a stealthy, low flying, subsonic cruise missile and a short range ground launched ballistic missile is that they both carry an explosive warhead... Do your homework WSJ.

[@house2homeplus511]

America weapons don't work only the UK weapons work....

[@segalliongaming8925]

And they’re both used for similar purposes, namely long-ranged strikes on enemy troops, hardware, and logistics.

[@grahamstrouse1165]

Not true, actually.

[@christopherrasnick8535]

@@segalliongaming8925 My frustration lies in this line; "This [ATACMS] could be a huge advantage for ukranian forces, which have been using a similar missile, the UK's Storm Shadow" WSJ 1:18. It can be misleading to make such a statment moments before explainign the unique capabilities each weapon system offers. I will apolagize for my rash post but not for bad journalism.

[@Lennybird91]

Ukraine getting ATCMS, F-16S, Abrams while... Russia is pulling WWII equipment out of museums 😂

[@SCH292]

Oh no. Don't make fun of Russia. Didn't you hear and watch? That YT channel name Military TV was cucking out last week or so that Russia has made over,"100,000 T54/T55 tanks". Lol Last year...it went from.."Russia has over 8000 tanks!". This year. "Russia has over 10,000 tanks!". Next thing..."Russia has over 20,000 tanks!" and just for the past few weeks..."Russia has made over 100,000 T54/T55 tanks!". Lol

[@yoboitim7624]

they both are, Ukraine is operating maxim machine guns from ww1.

[@Lennybird91]

@@yoboitim7624 Of course, but only one of these nations is increasing in tech, while the other is regressing to begging Iran and North Korea for handmedowns.

[@SCH292]

@@yoboitim7624 The reason why we don't pick on Ukraine is because..Ukraine is suppose to be...one of the WEAKEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. Russia is suppose to be the SECOND STRONGEST, just as STRONG AS USA or even THE STRONGEST IN THE WORLD but they are pulling out tin cans from post WW2. So of course we gonna laugh at Russia. Also if it was USA and we start pulling out M48 tanks in 2023...we will get laugh at too.

[@RP-pj4pf]

Currently, Russia is using World War II-era equipment, while Ukraine is already devastated, let alone using more modern weapons.

[@rxonmymind8362]

So basically in 100 mi it would take under 2 minutes for the missile to get there.. Beautiful.

[@hiscifi2986]

One 500 pound bomb is not likely to change the direction of the war. You have only got to remember the 1000 bomber raid in WW2 where each of the 1000 planes carried at least ten 500 pound bombs.

[@neilfrasersmith]

Correct, but very effective when used on strategic targets.

[@brentcollins9727]

Imagine getting struck by a steel ball traveling 2,300 mph. Ouch!!!

[@xye-NYC]

Not ouch, you won't even have time to feel it. In the event this goes nuclear, I would rather be in NYC or DC where I'll die instantly instead of middle of no where in the US where I'll die over months or years from radiation poisoning, starvation, or lack of healthcare.

[@hissatsu4937]

@@xye-NYC Don't worry you'll be sitting here posting comments for years to come. Worrying about the next big threat you hear about in the news.

[@User-jr7vf]

@@hissatsu4937 yea, I think another pandemic or something out of our control is more likely than a nuclear war. I just don't see that happening.

[@williewayne3130]

Painlessl!

[@xye-NYC]

@@hissatsu4937 I see your 4 subscribers gave you a thumbs up each. 😂

[@willemvanriet7160]

Send all the ATACMS that u have! It’s pointless helping so much but not give what will create a tipping point!

[@Lowe505]

i agree however theres a law that prohibits the US stockpile to be depleted below certain levels. ATACMs fall under these laws and Lockheed Martin is not making any more of them. In other words they are out of production. Biden Adm. must have found a way some how of sending them. Its frustrating but better late than never.

[@mynameismynameis666]

a tipping point to what? global nuclear war?

[@user-fr3hy9uh6y]

SELLING? Giving! The US has already given Ukrainian over 100 Billion dollars! There is no selling.

[@d-buck]

"We don't need these missles anymore, so might as well start WW3"

[@ChrisZukowski88]

yes blame the West and not Russia. *end sarcasm*

[@paulgibbon5991]

That Putin guy is pretty scary. Maybe we should all do everything he says, forever. Or maybe we should put him on trial, for threatening to use weapons of mass destruction.

[@roberta4760]

this iwill be great for wiping out large groups of troups. Good news. Thanks America

[@robchandler9163]

Really informative and well produced piece! Thanks

[@robchandler9163]

And those wee missile graphics following his hands were hilariously well done

[@AleksandrVolchanskiy]

I allow to myself some corrections: Desperately NEEDED 🇺🇦

[@THE-X-Force]

Will it work (the GPS targeting component) without StarLink? We can't trust that anymore .. not that we ever should have.

[@djp1234]

Better late than never.

[@pyrophobia133]

probably won't do much in the long run, seeing how they only send a handful at a time

[@SorminaESar]

It's old testimony😂😂😂😂😂

[@residentgrey]

Better never than ever.

[@djp1234]

@@residentgrey the sooner Putin's Nazis are defeated, the sooner this war will be over.

[@jamesperez6275]

I remember russia Specifically Saying if any u s or u k missile hits their motherland There will be repercussions

[@ChrisZukowski88]

who cares…what will they do? Launch nukes? Heard that so many times that I don’t care anymore. Even if they launch nukes, no biggie I saved a lot of bottlecaps.

[@Thematic2177]

they said there will be serious repercussions if the West donates lethal weapons, said there will be serious repercussions if the West donates tanks... who cares at this point?

[@paulgibbon5991]

Which is funny, because it's an implciit admission that Russia doesn't consider the occupied parts of Ukraine to be Russia, despite their rhetoric on the subject. Let them threaten and bluster, we all know the Kremlin goblin fears Article Five.

[@tarunarya1780]

This is well overdue good news.this reluctance to provide adequate weapons has been a major issue through the war

[@arnoldvezbon6131]

Yay closer to wwiii. Can't wait. Clown

[@Walker82313]

KZbin makes video choices by it's criteria with no break. How do I pause this?

[@renzl2337]

This should have been provided to Ukraine months ago. Better late than never I guess.

[@kd741]

Well, got to drag out the conflict for a while, justify the largest defense spending ever

[@waldemarsikorski4759]

@@kd741 Largest? Not even close.

[@User-jr7vf]

@@waldemarsikorski4759 your country spent in Ukraine until now the same amount it spent over the course of 20 years of war in Afghanistan.

[@paulgibbon5991]

@@User-jr7vf Source: Russian state media / pure fantasy.

[@paulgibbon5991]

@@JimCarner For reference, the cost per American has been roughly $1 per month. Or if you're in the UK, Liz Truss' brief and catastrophic stint as PM cost us more than what we've sent to Ukraine.

[@markalford5406]

The United States needs to make as many as these high tech weapons as possible. And do it yesterday!.

[@grahamstrouse1165]

This is actually a fairly old weapon. Production on the ATACMS replacement (Prism) is supposed to begin next year.

[@mynameismynameis666]

i wonder what war the US will have to start to sell those... @@grahamstrouse1165 because there won't be much left of ukraine to defend by then

[@iuriibakach481]

1:35 how exactly is ATACAMS similar to Storm Shadow? one is ballistic, another is cruse, that alone is enough to not compare them. Is truck similar to a ship? Yes, they both can carry goods...

[@black8art]

Wouldn't this be a great opportunity for the suppliers of PRISM to TEST those new munitions systems, alongside ATACMS? Slipping in a few of the new weapons in alongside the older platforms, would camouflage their supply, and allow the new system to be "field tested" in a very practical way. I also susoect the producers of ATACMS, will be considering restarting production, as these weapons prove their worth AND enquiries from the rest of NATO start to flood in? HIMARS has already proven it's versatility and effectiveness and will be in high demand also!

[@nostradamus9608]

*“This war is a challenge to the entire Western world and a challenge to Western values. With all our hearts, we admire what the Ukrainian people and the Armed Forces of Ukraine are doing in defending these values and, I would say, fighting for our freedom, and therefore they deserve all the support we can provide”* - Brigadier General Christian Freudung, Commander of the German Defense Ministry’s Special Headquarters Glory to Ukraine! ✌ 🇺🇦 🇺🇸 𐐽🇦 🇪🇺 ✌

[@sprsmoke]

"Western values". What are they?

[@nostradamus9608]

@@sprsmoke “Do not cast your pearls before swine” - Jesus

[@juuk3103]

The range + speed is HUGE for Ukraine, they can really mess up the routes (for ammunition/food/medication) and make life very hard for ground troops, also destroy roads/air fields/bridges (Crimera) used for transportation and HIMARS like platforms Russia uses in the back of the battlefield. Hopefully the Russian people will want this war to end ASAP and pull out with the amount of dead soldiers, if not the ATACMS can help gain ground and demoralize both soldiers and Russian civilians.

[@donmillican510]

This is all a precursor to Nato and US troops fighting Russia when Ukraine runs and it will not end well!

[@VTSteve]

The Russian people are afraid to speak else be imprisoned, that's what Fascist Dictatorships do.

[@tylergattinger2976]

Terrible idea, we have zero obligation to support Ukraine with our expensive equipment we will never see again. The most we shouldve done is act as a negotiator

[@jima3129]

No Air Supremecy, no win. This was learned in 1940. This "war" could drag on forever.

[@danechristmas6570]

The longer the war drags on, the more money corrupt Democrats make. Meanwhile, putin hasn't even brought out his state of the art weapons as yet. He, hammering Ukraine with cheap, Iranian drones , low cost grads and land mines... They think they're bleeding Russia ,but the US and NATO are the ones running low on ammo and armaments.

[@douglascampbell3523]

Finally, Biden does what's right. What took him so long?

[@Mark-Haddow]

Storm Shadow

[@kurtwinslow2670]

They're not there yet and neither are the 6 F-16 trained pilots. In fact they just started training. I'm sure the 30 M1-A1 tanks will make a major impact.

[@arrielradja5522]

Availability of the missile that they can donate without impeding the U.S. capability and also the fear that Ukraine will use it to attack pre-2014 Russian territories.

[@maartent9697]

@@Mark-Haddow ATACMs is better and faster, now they can destroy Crimea bridge, start bombing every logisitical base that is in Ukrainian land. They may not reach the sea by 2023 by they will starve out the Russians logistically. Putin has already confirmed no reinforcements besides volunteers would come because mobilization risks uprising, so the Russians currently in Ukraine are finite. Combined with F-16 being ready w/ pilots around March 2024 the war will hopefully soon be over.

[@PianoMan-hx3ev]

Sonyoure ready for ww3? Because Russia ain’t gonna sit back without firing nukes at Ukraine. Wake up already and quit following the 🐑

[@RH4DZK1LL4H]

Perfect opportunity for the US to wear down its Cold War opponent without having to put boots in the ground. So yes -- the US should support Ukraine in this fight

[@-whackd]

Yes, the war will go on until most young Russian men are disabled, have ptsd or are dead from the war. Then sometime around 2025 autonomous self-driving will arrive and cause a glut in oil prices which will further diminish Russia economically.

[@mynameismynameis666]

yeah, because nazi company lockheed (operation paperclip) is so much more woke than those evil donbas civilians getting murdered by azov goons since 2014

[@williamzk9083]

Ukraine is 22% the size of Russia. It will loose unless we supply it generously, with the most modern weapons fast. I support Ukraine not because I want to wear down a "Cold War Opponent. I do it because I support the Ukrainians peoples fight for freedom. Out of decency. If Russia wins it will continue to expand. It it looses it wil try to expand again in 20 years. Russian expansion is relentless over a 200 year period. It has to smacked down hard or become a liberal democracy.

[@electrolytics]

WSJ probably wanted to go with "Game Changer" but settled for "Huge Deal" instead.

[@roguemodel]

Deploying the ATACMS would allow the Ukrainians the opportunity to decimate the defensive line the Russians have installed. The unitarian munition would clear wide swaths in he minefields. It is also a weapon of terror for the receiving troops. The munitions create a rainstorm of fire if you are the target. The prism is a devastating weapon, and Ukrian provides the perfect theatre for testing. After all, war allows for new munitions and weapons systems to be proven and refined.

[@genes.3285]

You seem to be ignoring the very basic issue of us not being on the right side.

[@shooter7a]

Huh? There are only about 1,500 ATACMS unitary in existence. Clear minefield with them? That is idiotic and a waste of a precision strike weapon. This is for hitting critical command and control points...not clearing mines.

[@mukkaar]

... Nope, these are strategic weapons.

[@_-Wade-_]

They're getting a few not millions...

[@edubogota1]

@@shooter7aukraine doesnt need to clear the entire front with these missiles just a small part to pour 10 to 12 brigades. Learn about basic military tactics before saying this.

[@danielpena-un8vl]

there is a video of the Russian black sea fleet HQ hit by stormshadow.... that was wild.... this ATACMS are supersonic, the stormshadows are subsonic, no way to counter this for the Russians.

[@mynameismynameis666]

how about they cut off the transatlantic internet connections? or shoot down a few US satellites...

[@imdbtruth]

They do have nuclear weapons...

[@linusa2996]

​@@imdbtruththe US sent word to the Russian Defense Minister that if Russia used nukes in Ukraine, the US would insure that not one Russia soldier in Ukraine would be coming home.

[@daydays12]

President Biden pointed out very clearly the consequences for Russia if they use nukes. One possibility is for NATO to eliminate Russia's Black Sea fleet using conventional weapons. @@imdbtruth

[@Aqua.man045]

@@linusa2996ok I think they are bluffing. Russia should go ahead

[@NotUnymous]

Germany will sent Taurus soon, a modern missile that can flight undetected from any radar, has a range of 500km+ and a speed of Mach 0.95 :-) It is also specialized in destroying bunkers and detonate exactly at the penetration point of your choice :-) russian airdefense, plants and bridges are in for some trouble 😄

[@SpOculus33]

Sad… weakening our supply, spending $ on this instead of ourselves, helping escalate Russia to do even more harm and we are giving more than any other country. Not to mention, so many people dying.

[@kalleranta2260]

Sad... Tell the invader to go back home and all of this could be over.

[@genesisstar81]

@@kalleranta2260 🐑

[@kalleranta2260]

​@@genesisstar81 🤡

[@SpOculus33]

@@kalleranta2260 I agree, but unfortunately it’s not that easy.

[@customuser8332]

❤ Thank you for the support!

[@lukemehalick370]

I heard they took out a market! oh wait, nvm that was Ukraine blowing up Ukraine

[@paulgibbon5991]

Botski reported, may you soon be drafted.

[@lukemehalick370]

@@paulgibbon5991 you want me drafted because I don't believe propaganda? Oh boy, we got another broken person here

[@X1GenKaneShiroX]

As an American born in the US who has been in the military several times, I strongly opposed sending ATACMS and PrSM to Ukraine; in fact, sending all these weapons of war to help Ukraine would be asinine and counterintuitive. The US literally spent several trillions of dollars in this war supplying but hasn’t made a single dent, at least in 2023. There’s going to be a time when we have to withdraw and let Russia have Ukraine’s land.

[@MrNogebator]

you are an american born honest Putin's bot

[@verpine001]

Obvious Russian bot is obvious

[@J1nxer333]

Think about where Ukraine would be now if the Western allies had not stepped up to the plate. Your comment is ignorant to the larger picture. Russia's war machine will fail before the West's.

[@Box545x39]

@@axelv1753 Paid government trolls? Always saying russian bot when they have no common sense.

[@michaelestala9214]

@@verpine001how do you figure? He’s not lying about what they said.

[@OnivertInHouston]

Fact most American citizens do not know. We do not have hypersonic weapons. Both Russia and China these in stock.