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Re:Russia’s army is learning and improving on the battlefield by skissane on Monday May 22, 2023 @08:29AM (#36030537)
> 'Russia has deployed big ew systems for every 10km stretch of the front.

I assume Ukraine would be trying to blow these EW systems up using HIMARS/GMLRS/etc? I wonder how hard that is.

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Re:Russia’s army is learning and improving on the battlefield by ceejayoz on Monday May 22, 2023 @08:32AM (#36030585)
They can be far more mobile than, say, an artillery piece, as they're just spewing out interference. HIMARS is much more useful for targeting things like ammo depots or fixed positions.
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Re:Russia’s army is learning and improving on the battlefield by cpursley on Monday May 22, 2023 @08:42AM (#36030681)
This issue is EW is wreaking havoc on these GPS guided systems (as are S-400 & BUK interceptions). Not to mention munition supplies for them are dwindling.

- https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/himars-less-effect...

- https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/05/03/commentary/w...

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Re:Russia’s army is learning and improving on the battlefield by _kbh_ on Monday May 22, 2023 @08:55AM (#36030829)
They are also inertia guided, as to be a way to hardened against attacks like this it makes them less accurate but still probably enough to hit with a missile if you know the coordinates.

You can also attack EW systems with RF seeking missiles.

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