HIMARS has again demonstrated its effectiveness in counter-battery warfare. American missile systems destroyed several targets.
Analysts at @UAWeapons have published several videos demonstrating the results of the M142 HIMARS (or M27 MLRS) highly mobile artillery missile systems. They were used by the Ukrainian Defense Forces to hit two demining units, as well as a self-propelled gun, a howitzer and a mortar.
#Ukraine: A Russian 2S5 Giatsint-S 152mm self-propelled gun was destroyed by a precision GMLRS strike of the Ukrainian army. pic.twitter.com/VsMKVGxj4Y
– 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) October 2, 2023
#Ukraine: GMLRS counter-battery fire continues- this time a Russian 2S7[M] Pion 203mm self-propelled howitzer was destroyed by a precision strike in #Zaporizhzhia Oblast. pic.twitter.com/o1KXoNTWaJ
– 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) October 5, 2023
#Ukraine: A Russian 2S3 Akatsiya 152mm self-propelled howitzer along with a KAMAZ supply truck were destroyed by a GMLRS strike of the Ukrainian army in #Zaporizhzhia Oblast. pic.twitter.com/ECPs257KON
– 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) October 5, 2023
In Zaporizhzhya region, a 152-mm self-propelled artillery system 2S3 “Acacia”, a KAMAZ supply truck and a 203-mm self-propelled mortar 2S7(M) “Peon” were destroyed. The location of the destruction of the 152 mm self-propelled gun 2C5 “Hyacinth-S” is not specified.
#Ukraine: The destruction of at least one Russian UR-77 mine clearing charge launcher by a GMLRS strike of the Ukrainian army in #Donetsk Oblast.
The UR-77 can be loaded with up to two mine-clearing charges – consisting of more than 2000 kg of explosives in total. pic.twitter.com/i2rEZlP23n
– 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) October 4, 2023
UR-77 demining units, known as “Serpent Gorynych”, were hit in Donetsk region. One system was completely destroyed, and the other was at least disabled, having been within the blast radius of a GMLRS shell.