Well, it probably has something to with the fact that the only vehicles left in the UAF are technicals. They look more like the Houthis than any NATO army at this point.
The War in the Ukraine
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Houthis would wipe the floor with the Ukrainians. They've held strong for years against the second biggest military alliance in the world in terms of military spending, and unlike Russia they didn't hold back.
A more appropriate comparison would be ISIS.
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M777 is just another howitzer... but having new hotwizers is a big gain after all the lost they got.
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With other howitzers, do you also type the target coordinates into a computer shortly before firing, so that these are then sent to the grenade, which uses satellite navigation to steer itself to the target? I wasn't aware of it, but I'm happy to learn.
Can the target coordinates for other howitzers also be sent directly from drones into the computer?
A good analysis of the river crossing photos that were circulating.
The short version is that it seems to be the aftermath of one or multiple engagements with the vast majority of the vehicles being Ukrainian. That would also correlate with the fact it's aerial photographs, and not actual pictures on the ground as you would expect if it was a Ukrainian victory.
"Two independent private sources on the ground have stated to me that Allied Forces vehicle losses were “around 20” and “fewer than two dozen”, respectively, with casualties between 30 and 50."
The short version is that it seems to be the aftermath of one or multiple engagements with the vast majority of the vehicles being Ukrainian. That would also correlate with the fact it's aerial photographs, and not actual pictures on the ground as you would expect if it was a Ukrainian victory.
"Two independent private sources on the ground have stated to me that Allied Forces vehicle losses were “around 20” and “fewer than two dozen”, respectively, with casualties between 30 and 50."
They had Kvitnyk and Krasnopol who are way better against moving targets, but probably shot all of them. Yeah gps guided are good until you have jammers... and you still need a lot to make a difference. They are not wonder weapons but are very usefull when you have shortage of everything. Comparable to a Soviet Msta-B 152mm at two third the weight more or less.
The artillery unit of my wife used them in Afghanistan, pretty good gun when you have the time to install and load them. On a battlefield below 20km, the old 105 that the unit used normaly was able to unpack, shot 5 times and leave while a m777 team could just shot once in the same time... maybe precise if you have some gps ammo but for the rest, it's just a big howitzer that can shot at 30km.
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Interesting, so you think that the biggest issue of the Ukrainan artillery is the too complex calculations to target the guns?
Simple version
In a operating gun line, you have 3 basic parts
1. Command Post
2. Guns
3. Forward Observer/Recon
So the recon unit will have established some kind of target and gives the coordinates to the command post. Recon unit might be using a GPS unit, a drone (which is relaying GPS coordinates), laser, or best guess.
Assuming all the guns already have an established position, the command post computer will process the coordinates of the target, positions of the guns, meteorological conditions, etc. and translate this into direction. elevation and number of propellant charges to fire for each gun (Artillery ammunition is not fixed like small arms bullets).
Forward observer will report back once the rounds land.. target destroyed, adjust fire, etc.
Guided rounds will have receiver (GPS or Laser) to control fins on the round that can make adjustments to maintain accuracy.