This U.S. Weapon Was Supposed to Be Useless in a Drone War… Ukraine Made It Deadly

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  @Hoophey · 4 months ago

  The hardest thing about a three day special military operation are the first four years😂😂😂

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• HA

  @hausech477 · 4 months ago

  Bro, that's the triple 7. There will never be a day in war that this guy won't be useful.

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• TH

  @thesaplingturtle290 · 4 months ago

  M777 being considered big and bulking is hilarious to hear as an artillery man. <br>Considering the many previous artillery pieces.

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• CA

  @calkig · 4 months ago

  No one with any fires experience would ever dream of calling an M777 a &quot;useless weapon&quot; in any context. Towed artillery absolutely still has a place of the modern battlefield.

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• SV

  @svOcelot · 4 months ago

  I think you mean &quot;Shoot &amp; scoot&quot; not &quot;scoot &amp; shoot&quot;. That is, once it has fired (shoot), it has to move (scoot) before counterbattery fire hits it.

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• JE

  @jeffstone7912 · 4 months ago

  A howitzer is difficult to totally destroy without a direct hit. Counter battery often only kills the crew operating it. &nbsp;The howitzer used with the drones as a spotter is a great combination. &nbsp;A towed howitzer is slower to set up and breakdown for transport than a self-propelled but once it is hooked to the truck, they can move great distances very fast. Also, armies always have lots of trucks, so if a truck breaks down, do you simply talk with a different one. The weakness of self-propelled howitzer is that they are slower to move great distances, and cannot be moved with a helicopter or an airplane unless it’s in a very big airplane.

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• BW

  @bwmcelya · 4 months ago

  The Ukrainian Military is generally smarter and more creative than the russians. &nbsp;Even outnumbered five-to-one, I think they will win this. &nbsp;Continued NATO support is crucial. &nbsp;I tip my hat to Ukrainian ingenuity. &nbsp;Enjoyed the video. &nbsp;Thanks.

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• OU

  @Out_of_work_Merc · 4 months ago (edited)

  That was my Sections&apos; gun when I was still in. It was a good gun! 155mm rounds, but only slightly heavier than the 105mm... You could bulldog the barrel around. I always thought with how accurate it was, you could use the inert training rounds like slugs... It would origami a tank, or punch a hole in a wall or roof for something, or someone else a way into a fortified stronghold (with less, to no collateral damage)...

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• J0

  @J0HN_3_16 · 4 months ago (edited)

  The US M777 is the world&apos;s most accurate howitzer.

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• TH

  @ThousandCuts-tb2ej · 4 months ago

  If Pootsie can survive long enough, maybe he can have some trebuchet build. The West would have no analog. 😁😁😁

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• AB

  @abbersj2935 · 4 months ago

  The M777 Howitzer is a towed, 155mm artillery piece manufactured by BAE Systems. (That&apos;s a British company).

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• AL

  @alanlawless7750 · 4 months ago

  &quot;God fights on the side with the best artillery&quot;--Napoleon.

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