Russians conducted 'information warfare' against US during election..

[jbombelli]

That pesky old freedom of speech thing really sucks sometimes doesn't it?

 

[AmmoManAaron]

as far as the weapons going to Ukraine, I'll believe it when I see the crates in Ukraine. When are they supposed to arrive?

FYI - 210 Javelin missiles and 37 or 47 (reports vary) launchers. Training is reportedly already underway and the weapons are estimated to arrive in mid-April.

Article here:
White House plans to sell 210 anti-tank missiles to Ukraine | Fox News

 

[AmmoManAaron]

and as far as the weapons going to Ukraine, I'll believe it when I see the crates in Ukraine. When are they supposed to arrive?

More American-made weapons delivered to Ukraine.

National Guard of Ukraine Purchases American-Made RPG-7 Launchers - The Firearm BlogThe Firearm Blog

 

[Kutnupe14]

More American-made weapons delivered to Ukraine.

National Guard of Ukraine Purchases American-Made RPG-7 Launchers - The Firearm BlogThe Firearm Blog

That seems, at least to me, to be a bit underwhelming. I was expecting something a tad bit more effective against tanks and aircrafts, not Vietnam era tech.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

That seems, at least to me, to be a bit underwhelming. I was expecting something a tad bit more effective against tanks and aircrafts, not Vietnam era tech.

What sort of budget for equipment and training does the Ukrainian National Guard have? What did you expect them to buy?

 

[AmmoManAaron]

That seems, at least to me, to be a bit underwhelming. I was expecting something a tad bit more effective against tanks and aircrafts, not Vietnam era tech.

The best Army units already have the Javelins mentioned above and those will defeat anything on the modern battlefield.

The RPG-7 rockets are still extremely effective, the soldiers would be familiar with the weapon, and I'm sure the Ukrainians have a large stockpile of ammo for them...plus those RPGs are going to the Ukrainian National Guard, not mainline Army units.

 

[Kutnupe14]

What sort of budget for equipment and training does the Ukrainian National Guard have? What did you expect them to buy?

True. I hadn't realized the Ukrainians were so poor, relatively.

 

[AmmoManAaron]

True. I hadn't realized the Ukrainians were so poor, relatively.

Very poor, lots of corruption drained resources for years before the current war. Initially, the soldiers fighting the Russians did so without pay and were forced to buy food and fuel out of their own pockets. Later they started selling painted spent shell casings as a fundraising measure. I even saw some of those painted casings here in the U.S., including at the big Tulsa gunshow a year ago this Spring. I tried to Google because I know I've seen an article or two about those casings, but Google and Bing are being less than helpful.