(Original title: Americans are panicking! Russia announced in a high profile that it had "captured" an American-made M777 alive) Heavy equipment aided by military aid from the United States and other countries have successively arrived in Ukraine, and have begun to exert force in

(Original title: Americans are panicking! Russia announced in a high profile that it had "captured" an American-made M777 alive)

Heavy equipment aided by military aid from the United States and other countries has gradually arrived in Ukraine and began to exert force in multiple directions. In particular, the "Haimas" rocket launcher system , the "Harpoon" anti-ship missile, and the M777 howitzer are all key models often mentioned in the Russian and Ukrainian media. The RIA Novosti news agency 14 released for the first time high-definition images of the US-made M777 howitzer captured by the "Luhansk People's Republic" militia. The video shows that although this "trophy" was damaged to a certain extent, its key combat systems are said to be still intact and can be used as a key breakthrough to restrain the US-made howitzer .

According to RIA Novosti, on the 14th local time, the Russian Ministry of Defense issued a communiqué stating that the Russian army destroyed more than 1,000 Ukrainian troops in one day, and Russian artillery destroyed a US-made M777 howitzer platoon in Kharkiv region .

M777 howitzer information picture

Another piece of news from RIA Novosti on the 14th was also related to this type of American-made howitzer - for the first time, a high-definition picture of the M777 howitzer captured by the "Luhansk People's Republic" militia from the Ukrainian army was released to the public.

The captured M777 howitzer

In this video of more than 20 seconds, you can see the mottled barrel, blown-up gun body and multiple unused shells of the captured M777.

The two pieces of news about the M777 howitzer released by the Russian media that day are actually two different things.

The US-made M777 howitzer platoon reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense that was destroyed on the 14th has nothing to do with the trophies released in the video.

The first report from the Russian Ministry of Defense was the results of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Missile Forces and other military services’ attacks on Ukrainian troops on the 14th. In addition to the US-made M777 howitzer platoon destroyed in Kharkiv State mentioned above, it also included 23 Ukrainian army command posts, 253 military strongholds and 3 ammunition depots .

According to the caliber of the Russian Ministry of Defense spokesman Konashenkov on the 14th, the Russian Aerospace Forces used high-precision weapons to attack the 35th Marine Corps, the 54th Mechanized Brigade, and the 81st Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Army in the Donetsk area. At the temporary deployment point of the air mobility brigade, 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers were eliminated and 100 pieces of military technical equipment were destroyed.

Although this Russian military report has very rich results, Lao Liu paid more attention to another report about American-made howitzers. Because in addition to releasing high-definition images of the captured M777 howitzer, it also revealed the unexpected gains that this howitzer may bring to the Russian army.

Konstantin Sivkov, a doctor of Russian military science, told RIA Novosti that the American M777 howitzer, as a trophy of the "Luhansk People's Republic" militia, will enable them to study its technical characteristics and find ways to fight them on the battlefield. method.

Previously, the militia of the "Luhansk People's Republic" announced that it had seized a US-made M777 howitzer for the first time. The howitzer was allegedly discovered by militiamen through aerial reconnaissance and later destroyed by them. It can be seen from the video footage that despite the severe damage, the howitzer's information combat system is still intact.

Sivkov said, "The captured M777 is very useful to us. Russian experts will study this device, understand its ballistic characteristics, and we will be able to develop measures to counter this weapon."

The expert believes that in terms of weapon characteristics, the M777 has the advantage of being lighter than the Soviet/Russian Msta-B 152mm howitzer, and is more conducive to ground maneuvering and air transport to theaters.

Source: Global Network