Originally Posted by Russ Carroll
This is Richard. Richard has strong opinions. Richard sees the bigger picture on what's going on right now. Be like Richard.
New topic: Germany is sending 1000 Javelin anti-tank missiles to Ukraine. I did not know that these are so simple to use that even a civilian (abled-body of course) can be trained in 1 hour to use this weapon. It is fire-and-forget and quite deadly.
I can't believe the courage and tenacity of the Ukraine army and civilian population holding off the red menace, and it is inspiring. I would hate to be a soviet tank crew cruising along in Ukraine with these weapons in the hands of the Ukrainians!
Here is a video on the Javelin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6COKC5ZU6gM
Sweden is sending 5000 of its own AT-4 hand-held anti-tank missiles to Ukraine.
"The AT4[a] is a Swedish 84 mm (3.31 in) unguided, man-portable, single-shot, disposable, recoilless smoothbore anti-tank weapon built by Saab Bofors Dynamics (previously Bofors Anti-Armour Systems)."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT4#:~:text=The%20AT4%20is%20a%20Swedish,tank%20weapons%20in%20the%20world.
The US and Germany are sending stinger anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine:
https://thehill.com/policy/international/russia/595981-germany-to-send-400-grenade-launchers-to-ukraine-in-major-policy