Observer.com reported that the United States and Japan recently held a joint military exercise, including the famous "Haimas rocket launcher ". But an unexpected accident occurred during the exercise. The test-fire plan was cancelled because the US military was unable to transport the shells needed for the exercise to a designated location.
This miserable incident caused an uproar in Japan. This low-level mistake is unacceptable to the Japanese who are known for their rigor, so the Japanese media called it a "serious incompetence." Russian experts have also noticed this situation, and they speculated that there should be something wrong with the US military's logistics system. It is very likely that it is not that the US military did not transport the shells in time, but that there is no shells needed by Himas in their warehouse.
Japanese Self-Defense Force is equipped with Himas rocket launchers, but their shells are managed and supplied by the US military. Russian experts speculate that it is likely that the US military will give priority to Ukraine to supply Japan's Himas rockets. At present, neither the United States nor Japan has made a formal explanation of the specific cause of this incident, so all views are speculation.
Since the United States supported the Himas weapon system to the Ukrainian battlefield, it has played a huge role in the hands of the Ukrainian army and has made many military achievements in its counterattack against the Russian army. Therefore, this medium- and short-range attack weapon has become an international star.
is also because of this weapon that has been loved by the Ukrainian army. Zelensky has repeatedly put forward more demands to the United States in public and has been constantly asking for more long-distance shells. Russia's opposition further proves the excellent performance of this weapon from the perspective of it.
There is no doubt that the US arms companies are currently working overtime, and the demand on the Ukrainian frontline is too great. Especially after they launched a counterattack against the Russian army, this medium- and short-range weapon became a trump card. The Russian army's advantage is in close combat and tank battles, while Ukraine is not the case. Their army is far inferior to the Russian army in terms of training and combat experience.
In the previous stage of war, Zelensky insisted on fighting for the Ukrainian army, which led to the Ukrainian army having to have direct offensive and defensive dialogue with the Russian army. In the face of the Russian army's superior firepower, the Ukrainian army was only abused. However, after the war entered a stalemate stage, the United States and other countries also received assistance from , NATO . Ukrainian soldiers who were sent abroad for training earlier were able to operate these advanced and precise weapons proficiently, and they were able to launch a counterattack against the Russian army outside the range of sight.
Of course, Musk's Starlink Company also provides advanced communication and positioning services to the Ukrainian army, which makes the Ukrainian army more powerful. Therefore, in the subsequent stage of the counterattack, the Russian army was very uncomfortable. Often, before they could see the shadow of the enemy, raindrop-like shells fell in the sky.
The Russian army's proud tank , tanks and heavy artillery instantly became a living target. As a last resort, the Russian army had to evacuate first.
Judging from the pictures released by the Ukrainian army later, the Russian army discarded a lot of heavy equipment. It is obvious that these equipment has become a burden, and it is not as safe as lightweight as simple as simple as lightweight equipment.
And all of this military achievements were almost all recorded on Himas. At the same time, many countries in the world are placing orders with American arms dealers. It is reported that Polish alone ordered 500 sets of Himas rocket launcher system at one time, and this is just a launch device, and a large amount of ammunition will be required in the future.
This puts a huge test on the production capacity of the US Himas rockets. Although from the data, they have this production capacity, the actual situation may not be optimistic. Judging from the misunderstanding of this joint US-Japan military exercise, the US military may be doing its best to help Ukraine, and even the ammunition in overseas bases has been allocated to Ukraine.
However, judging from the frontline war, Ukraine has not launched a large-scale attack. Do they really need so many shells? Perhaps, their demand gap is even bigger than expected. Not long ago, Russian media announced a successful long-range strike.
Two Tu-95 bombers of the Russian army launched four precision guided missiles , accurately destroying a Ukrainian front-line ammunition depot. And this ammunition database contains 25,000 Himas rockets and 35,000 M777 howitzer shells. And more than once such attacks, the Russian army has set its sights on the few ammunition stocks of the Ukrainian army, so the Ukrainian army's front-line ammunition is in a hurry, which greatly increases the pressure on the US military's logistics system and has to draw inventory around the world.
Of course, this situation is a military secret and will never be leaked on the fly, but the problem of insufficient ammunition has indeed been exposed.
