{"id":51602,"date":"2023-05-15T22:16:02","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T20:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=51602"},"modified":"2024-05-15T00:07:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T22:07:12","slug":"ukraine-put-russia-in-a-bind-with-16-himars-missile-launchers-poland-will-receive-500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2023\/05\/15\/ukraine-put-russia-in-a-bind-with-16-himars-missile-launchers-poland-will-receive-500\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine put Russia in a bind with 16 HIMARS missile launchers: Poland will receive 500"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Russian invasion of the Ukraine has convinced the Poles of the need to arm themselves at the risk of being attacked next.<\/p>\n

HIMARS: this is how works the rocket launcher that is keeping the Russians awake in Ukraine<\/a><\/rel>
\nThe 1,000 tanks and other modern weapons that Poland has bought to defend itself against Russia<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

Historical precedents encourage such precautions. After regaining its independence in 1918, Poland was invaded twice by Soviet Russia in 1919 and in 1939<\/strong> (on this second occasion, in an alliance between Hitler and Stalin). As if the story wasn't enough, a year ago the Russian Duma expressly threatened Poland with being the next invaded<\/a>, a threat to which the Polish government has acted accordingly to defend its territory of any Russian aggression.<\/p>\n

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Last year the most ambitious rearmament program in Polish history<\/a>, with more than 1,000 K-2 tanks, 366 M1 Abrams tanks<\/strong>, 588 BWP Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles, 341 KTO Rosomak infantry fighting vehicles, 32 F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters, 6 MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile batteries and 96 AH-64 Apache attack helicopters<\/a>, among other materials.<\/p>\n

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One of the most prominent military purchases made by Poland are 500 M-142 HIMARS missile launchers and more than 9,000 missiles of various types<\/a>, an export that was approved by the United States three months ago. The more than 9,000 missiles purchased by Poland are GMLRS of three types:<\/strong> Guided MLRS Unitary and Guided MLRS Alternative Warhead (AW), both with a range of 70 km, and Extended-Range (ER), with a range of 150 km.<\/p>\n

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In addition to the GMLRS, Poland will also receive MGM-140 ATACMS long-range missiles, capable of destroying targets at 300 km<\/strong>. It is the largest missile that HIMARS launchers can fire. Poland has placed two orders for this type of missile:<\/strong> one of 30 units<\/a> in June 2022 and another 45<\/a> in February 2023. Both have already been approved by the United States.<\/p>\n

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This Monday the first five HIMARS launchers arrived in Poland<\/a>, which will be assigned to a new Artillery Brigade that will be part of the 16th Pomeranian Mechanized Division<\/strong>. The five launchers arrived from the US at the Polish Air Force Air Transport Base No. 1 in Warsaw. According to the Polish military newspaper Polska Zbrojna<\/a>, the forecast of the Polish Army is that the launchers will be assigned to a total of 16 mechanized divisions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Most of the launchers Poland will receive will be mounted on Polish Jelcz trucks<\/strong> (below these lines), instead of the usual American FMTV trucks. You have to remember that the first batch of 16 HIMARS delivered by the US to Ukraine<\/a> put Russia in serious trouble, being a key piece in the success of the Ukrainian counteroffensive last summer. Imagine what it might mean for Russia to have to face 500 Polish HIMARS.<\/p>\n

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With this historic purchase, Poland will be the world's second largest HIMARS operator<\/strong>, behind United States, which in 2022 operated 430<\/a> but ordered 500 new launchers to be delivered by 2028. These weapons, in addition to , will provide Poland with the largest NATO multiple-missile launcher artillery force in Europe.<\/strong> No other European Alliance country has a number of launchers close to that purchased by Poland.<\/p>\n

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Photos: Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej<\/a> \/ PGZ Jelcz<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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