The FGM-148 Javelin missile represents the latest and most advanced fire-and-forget, top-attack anti-tank weapons system with completely portable shoulder-fire capability. It has revolutionized modern war theaters, of which Ukraine is the latest example.
It is a particularly relevant example because Russia is renowned to possess one of the most lethal armored corps on the planet. Modern tanks were used with great efficacy as recently as the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, when a handful of M1 Abrams divisions decimated the entire Iraqi resistance, including the elite Republican Guard, and took the capital of Baghdad in less than three weeks. Iraq wielded the second most powerful military in the Middle East at the time.
Ukraine, tapping into profound heroism and the very fire which halted both Napoleon and Hitler square in their tracks, has utilized this relatively new technology to revolutionize modern warfare on an unprecedented scale. Ground armor is still a pillar of modern warfare, but the Ukrainians have shown that with proper training and supply its advantages can be all but nullified by advanced anti-tank systems. This war is likely to change the calculus of military strategists for the remainder of time. Putin’s mistake will be forever enshrined by Ukrainian gallantry in the field.
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The FGM-148 Javelin missile represents the latest and most advanced fire-and-forget, top-attack anti-tank weapons system with completely portable shoulder-fire capability. It has revolutionized modern war theaters, of which Ukraine is the latest example.
It is a particularly relevant example because Russia is renowned to possess one of the most lethal armored corps on the planet. Modern tanks were used with great efficacy as recently as the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, when a handful of M1 Abrams divisions decimated the entire Iraqi resistance, including the elite Republican Guard, and took the capital of Baghdad in less than three weeks. Iraq wielded the second most powerful military in the Middle East at the time.
Ukraine, tapping into profound heroism and the very fire which halted both Napoleon and Hitler square in their tracks, has utilized this relatively new technology to revolutionize modern warfare on an unprecedented scale. Ground armor is still a pillar of modern warfare, but the Ukrainians have shown that with proper training and supply its advantages can be all but nullified by advanced anti-tank systems. This war is likely to change the calculus of military strategists for the remainder of time. Putin’s mistake will be forever enshrined by Ukrainian gallantry in the field.
Courage for our friends.
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I fought the NLAW and the NLAW won.
I thought it was the NLAW that was the weapon of choice?
Mozambique has a kalachnikov on its flag. Will Ukraine have a Javelin on its flag ?
Is there also St. Bayraktar? Here’s a [hymn song ](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=15nzkGlidyg) to this Turkish goddess.