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Originally Posted by Skybird

While Germany, france and other European NATO members endlessly talk about hpow to pretend one delievrs wepaons while one does not, the US seems to mull the dleiovery of M270 MRSL systems. Somethign with that range and Boom is desperately needed by the - artillery-wise: outgunned - Ukrainian forces -. The US also already has dleivered a high number of towed modern howitzers.

Still, BBC says:

Russian forces will not capture Luhansk in the coming days but Ukraine may have to evacuate some of its forces there for their own protection, the region's governor has said. "It is possible that in order not to be surrounded we will have to retreat," Serhiy Haidai wrote.In an evening military report he also described how dangerous everyday life was in the Ukrainian-controlled areas of Luhansk.
Remaining civilians "are constantly in shelters, it is almost impossible to go outside due to the density of shelling," he said.
Haidai added that Russian forces have been continuing to target the city of Severodonetsk, where fighting has broken out on the outskirts of the city.

Lavrov has threatened the crossing of a red line in case MLRS gets delivered. Somebody is worried, that means. Who cares.

I am just wondering whether the US is not worried that the system could end up in Russian hands? Or is it too old to be of technical intel value for them?


The delivery of Western artillery is needed for another reaosn as well: the ukrainians are running out of ammo for their Russian-made artillery, and that ammo is made and was delivered - by Russia. Which means there is no resupply being delivered, obviously. Western systems use different callibres.

Better take your loss than lose your army there will be other days to fight