A new video posted on social media shows 4 HIMARS missile launchers obtained from the United States firing simultaneously, but one detail is even more surprising.

Four HIMARS systems are fired during the dayPhoto: video shooting

“Rare footage of no fewer than four M142 HIMARS in action firing their M31A1 GMLRS missiles at Russian targets. This record is notable not only for the number, but also for the daily use of HIMARS,” the administrators of the Ukraine Weapons Tracker page note.

Most of the shelling of the Armed Forces from American launchers, including on the Antoniv bridge across the Dnipro, takes place at night, from 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., a time of day nicknamed by the Kyiv military. “HIMARS Hour”.

The attacks take place at night because the launchers are harder for Russian intelligence units to spot and can be moved quickly immediately after an attack, as retired Australian general Mick Ryan explained last month.

HIMARS is a lighter version of the older mobile launcher that uses the same rockets and is deployable. And because it’s mobile, it can fire and move quickly, making it a very nimble platform in an era of short detection-to-kill times, an Australian officer explained at the time.

Retired General Mark Hertling, the former commander of the US Army in Europe, described the HIMARS launchers as “missile trucks”.

KHIMARS, which turned “night into day” for Russian soldiers

The fact that HIMARS systems are used mainly at night is evidenced by the statement on Tuesday by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Oleksiy Reznikov, who said that “our gunners are ready to turn night into day in order to knock out the Russian invaders from Ukraine.” .

Reznikov’s statement came after US President Joe Biden approved a new $550 million military aid package for Ukraine, which will include new GMLRS missiles with GPS guidance used in HIMARS systems.

A few days before that, the US announced another $270 million aid package to Ukraine, including 4 HIMARS launchers. 4 HIMARS systems, promised by the administration of the Democratic Party in Washington, have already arrived in Ukraine.

The fact that the Ukrainians now feel confident enough to attack with HIMARS systems in daylight may be related to the acute crisis of drones at the disposal of the Russian armed forces, which play a vital role in intelligence activities, especially in the context of which Russian aviation does not was able to gain air superiority over Ukraine.

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