Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment unload their HIMARS from 352nd Special Operations Wing's U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II as part of Exercise Rapid Falcon in Romania on Nov. 19, 2020. U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY SPC. RYAN BARNES
The U.S. Army sneaked a pair of long-range rocket launchers near Russia’s Black Sea outpost on Thursday, fired off a few rockets then hurried the launchers back to the safety of their base in Germany. All within a few hours.
The one-day mission by the Army’s new Europe-based artillery brigade was practice for high-tech warfare. It clearly also was a message for Moscow. The U.S. Army in Europe has restored its long-range firepower. And it wants the Russians to know.
The Nov. 19 mission began at Ramstein air base in Germany. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Field Artillery Brigade loaded two wheeled High-Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, each with three crew, onto U.S. Air Force MC-130J transports. Read more ....
WNU Editor: To send a message to the Kremlin the U.S. decides to fly to Romania (from Germany) a pair of U.S. long-range rocket launchers. They then fire a few rockets into the Black Sea, and after accomplishing that they then pack-up and fly back to Germany all within a few hours.
I do not know what the Kremlin is thinking, but I would not be surprised if they were underwhelmed.
