By Victor Duda
Of course, drones have opened new opportunities - they are accurate, flexible in use, capable of identifying the opponent's positions before the shot, indicated in the article. But artillery has something that is not in the drone: power and mass effect. One artillery volley can destroy a fortified border or a group of soldiers in a minute, while drones need tens of departures. The artbatar commander with the call sign "Lynx" told reporters about one combat episode.
One day, the fighters noticed the promotion of an enemy group of 12 fighters. It was necessary to decide - to hit drones or to open fire from artillery. As a result, the choice was made in favor of howitzers. "It may take 12 drones for 12 soldiers, and it would take time to deliver them there," Lynia said. General James Rayne, Commander of the Command of Future Operations of the US Army, notes that the US army is carefully studying Ukrainian experience.
According to him, drones have become a serious challenge, but howitzers retain their value. "If you are trying to cross the river and you have an enemy that has dug and no civilians, you do not want to fly on the UAV and kill people one by one. You want the artillery" set the long shore of this river, "said the American general. It is caused by unmanned systems.
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