The United States does not give Ukraine cluster shells for HIMARS.
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Long-range rockets armed with rocket-propelled cluster munitions are the key to overcoming Russia’s layered defenses, Dan Rice, a former US Army officer and former adviser to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, told Newsweek.
If you get 2000 rocket-propelled cluster munitions, I think the war will be over. It’s that simple, said Rice, who, according to Newsweek, was working to make the decision to transfer 155mm artillery cluster munitions to Ukraine.
According to Rice, the M26 DCIPM will allow Ukrainian troops to more effectively hunt down Russian artillery, the main threat on the battlefield, constantly harassing Ukrainian units trying to break through Russian defenses.
He said that 155-mm cluster shells for cannon artillery are being used against the Russians 25 km from the front line. But further inland, in his opinion, rocket cluster shells with a range of 45 km could work.
We have tens of thousands of these cluster rockets in Germany lying around waiting to be disposed of. Instead of destroying them, just give them to the Ukrainians,” Rice said.
He also stated that Ukraine requested cluster rounds for barreled artillery and cluster rockets for HIMARS at the same time more than a year ago. So far, cluster shells are being supplied, but rocket-propelled cluster shells are not.
Rice noted that American units never go into combat unless they have artillery support armed with DCIPM rockets.
And if the commander was ordered to fight without it, they would call it an illegal order and they would resign because you are not giving American soldiers what they need,” Rice explained.
Source: Racurs
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