notex said:
PJYoung said:
190 mile range is a game changer.
I feel like this is deja vu. Storm shadow, GLMRS, Himars, Patriots, challengers, abrams, leopards, F-16's…etc.
HIMARS/GMLRS WAS a game changer. The Russians lost a lot of men and materials to them before moving a lot of their resupply depots out of range. Then Ukraine took back a lot of territory in the east and around Kherson.
Not sure if GLSDB has been delivered yet. Abrams have not, and F-16's are still just in discussion. I don't think anyone called leopards game changers. Certainly upgrades, but not game changers. Especially in the numbers they were getting. Storm shadow is also in limited numbers, but making a big difference in places.
ATACMS would be a big deal because they don't have anything with that kind of range, and it threatens a lot of strategic targets that Russia has so far taken for granted. Pretty much anything in Russian held territory could be hit.