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US likely to send long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine for the first time: Officials (abcnews.go.com)
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[–] Primarily0617@kbin.social 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

yeah it is

us weapon system names always seem to be jokes

e.g., the AT-4 launcher is called AT-4 because the projectile it fires is an 84mm rocket, and AT-4 sounds like 84

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

us weapon system names always seem to be jokes

e.g., the AT-4 launcher

AT-4 isn't a US weapon. Its Swedish.