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TexasTowelie

(116,830 posts) Fri May 24, 2024, 12:19 PM May 2024

ATACMS Missiles Hit Russian Ships in Crimea! Air Defense Ship Was Destroyed - The Gaze

At midnight on May 19, several explosions were heard in the occupied Crimea. Apparently, ATACMS missiles with an enhanced warhead hit the bay where the Russian fleet was stationed. A ship of the Karakurt-class is reported to be 'severely damaged'. This indicates that Ukraine has such capable missiles, and targets in Crimea will be hit again. And again.

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ATACMS Missiles Hit Russian Ships in Crimea! Air Defense Ship Was Destroyed - The Gaze (Original Post) TexasTowelie May 2024 OP

These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of May 24, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. LetMyPeopleVote May 2024 #1

Cheap drones and missiles OrangeJoe May 2024 #2

LetMyPeopleVote

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1. These are the indicative estimates of Russia's combat losses as of May 24, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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Fri May 24, 2024, 02:10 PM

May 2024

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OrangeJoe

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2. Cheap drones and missiles

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Fri May 24, 2024, 04:27 PM

May 2024

The war in Ukraine has brought home the utter idiocy of building a large navy of surface ships. A billion dollar boat (ok ship but I like the alliteration) is a sitting duck for a swarm of suicide drones or surface to surface missiles. Don't hold your breath for the navy to discontinue these programs. There are too many admirals who love those big jobbers and can't wait to hit their 30 years so that they can glide on over to the industrial side of things and really cash in. So if you wonder why we don't have public healthcare just thank the US Navy and other armed services for sucking up 38% of the income tax revenue.

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