![]() ![]() The United States and its allies pledged a number of M777 artillery systems to Kyiv last year – and approximately 90 or more have been delivered as of April. The rounds, which can be loaded to accept both Point Detonating (PD) and Proximity Fuzes, are considered low-cost munitions for general Harassment and Interdiction (H&I) fire missions. ![]() By contrast, the British-made M777 has an effective firing range of 13 miles with the M017 155mm high explosive projectiles that were likely employed in this strike. Clearly, the 100mm anti-tank guns, which appeared to be deployed for indirect fire proved no match for Ukraine’s M777 155mm howitzers.Įven with high-explosive fragmentation (HE-FRAG) rounds, the towed MT-12 has a range of just 8,200 meters (9,000 yards). At the time in April,the Russian guns were deployed on the outskirts of the village, and a Ukrainian drone that was operated by the 40th Artillery Brigade with assistance from the 10th Mountain Brigade was able to successfully target the positions. ![]()
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