Thread by @CasualArtyFan

🇷🇺 convoy destroyed by GMLRS.

Observed by drone, here’s a rare video of a Russian artillery unit destroyed by M31A1 or M30A1/2 on its way to emplace/displace.

Now that so many ammo depots have been destroyed, 🇺🇦 can use HIMARS in their NATO/doctrinal role of counter fire.

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While the video description claims mainly drones were used, counter-battery radar could have detected Point of Origin (POO) sites in this area, which led to a drone being tasked to confirm the target acquisition/provide refinements as necessary.

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Battle Damage Assessment:

Below are pictures of the aftermath. Even if the 🇷🇺 BM-21s were conducting a survivability move after firing, it doesn’t matter because the drone had already picked up their general location.

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Most important is the use of M30A1/2 Alternative Warhead GMLRS, which shred lightly armored vehicles and people to shreds with tungsten fragments (instead of cluster munitions)

Pics 1 & 2 are from the video, pic 3 from a US demonstration (on fake BM-21s, no less).

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The @WSJ confirmed the existence of M30A1/2 in Ukraine previously, it’s an 🔑 tool for 🇺🇦 to degrade Russia’s artillery.

If Ukraine has stopped targeting ammo depots (as much) and is focusing on individual firing units, it’s a bad sigh for Russia.

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wsj.com/articles/himar…