BigFig@lemmy.world to Ukraine@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 year ago[Politico] U.S. to include controversial cluster munitions in new Ukraine weapons packagewww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down11cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldworldnews
arrow-up166arrow-down1external-link[Politico] U.S. to include controversial cluster munitions in new Ukraine weapons packagewww.politico.comBigFig@lemmy.world to Ukraine@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square50fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldworldnews
minus-squareBigFig@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoone launch, wider area, more damage, more dead orcs
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoIt’s also more expensive (which I guess is our problem, not the Ukrainian’s) and if covering area is the goal normal high explosive shells work pretty well. I’m pretty sure there’s more to say than that. Bigger isn’t necessarily better.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoOkay, yeah, so definitely not an issue here.
minus-squareskillissuer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 year agoit’s also more expensive to dispose of iirc
minus-squareJajcus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThat is why Ukraine can get it cheaply.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThat’s definitely an issue too. In this case it will be the Ukrainians doing to cleanup too, at least.
one launch, wider area, more damage, more dead orcs
It’s also more expensive (which I guess is our problem, not the Ukrainian’s) and if covering area is the goal normal high explosive shells work pretty well.
I’m pretty sure there’s more to say than that. Bigger isn’t necessarily better.
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Okay, yeah, so definitely not an issue here.
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That’s helpful, thanks!
it’s also more expensive to dispose of iirc
That is why Ukraine can get it cheaply.
That’s definitely an issue too. In this case it will be the Ukrainians doing to cleanup too, at least.