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Ukraine Is Starting To Win This War
A specific breakdown of how the new systems will win.
The war is slipping out of Putin’s hands, and it’s never been more apparent.
Here’s the problem: Russia relies on siege-style warfare from the Soviet Era.
It has a simple formula. Stand outside enemy range. Bomb them to smithereens. Then send in infantry to clean up.
But now, that plan is backfiring. I’ll explain.
The terms of battle have changed
Javelins and drones still matter in a big way, but we are now in an artillery battle in Eastern Ukraine.
The US has sent anti-artillery radars that trace incoming artillery shells.
Every time Russia fires, they reverse engineer the trajectory of an incoming round and point to a map and say, “Aim here.”
Ukrainians are pairing fantastic intelligence with US howitzer cannons that have a range of 18 miles. Germany also sent 7 PZH 2000s cannons, which are the most powerful tube artillery in the world, with a range…
