A training course on how to use American multiple-launch rocket systems takes from three to four weeks, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, said on Wednesday. A platoon of Ukrainian troops at a time will receive training as part of the Pentagon’s plan, he added.
The Biden administration approved the delivery of four 142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) to Kiev in May, but, according to Milley, “it will do no good to just throw this weapon system into the battle.”
“You’ve got to be trained on it to get the maximum effective use out of the weapon as a precision system,” he told journalists.
“The Ukrainians have very good artillerymen… But they have been using Soviet-era systems,” and transitioning to Western-made arms poses a challenge for them, he pointed out.
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