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Ukraine to Get 4,000 Javelins as Share of US Army $1.3 Billion Contract (www.kyivpost.com)
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[–] tilefan@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

you can use the javelin on anything, it will lock onto a hot exhaust. one was used to take out a low-flying helicopter in occupied Ukraine, they were used regularly to take out vehicle-borne IEDs in Iraq, and those are just pickup trucks with armor welded on. I've been told it won't quite lock onto a person, but in direct fire mode you can use it against infantry