• OOFshoot@beehaw.org
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    11 months ago

    Whose cluster bomb is this? Russia has been using them this whole time. It’s my understanding the Ukrainians are more interested in taking the cluster bombs apart and using each bomblet as a done bomb. Using cluster bombs offensively means you have to advance through the unexploded ordinance you just dropped, since the dud rate is anywhere from 3-40% depending on who made the bomb.

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      11 months ago

      Ukraine received these as a stopgap until artillery shell production catches up.

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        11 months ago

        They’re also extremely effective at clearing personnel from areas. IMO they need all the different shell types they can get their hands on.

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        11 months ago

        I wonder where they’re applying them. Presumably not in areas they intend to push through.