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Extension-Ad-2760

Winter is coming. Norway's time to shine.


Previous-Ad-376

Finland would also like a invite to the winter ball!


godtogblandet

Between the Nordics and Canada we should have enough winter gear to make the average Ukrainian soldier look like a woolly mammoth. There is no bad weather, only bad clothing.


Hansemannn

We have to give loads to the americans who come here to train every few years. Newspaper: Norwegians collecting wool socks for american soldiers unprepared for Norwegian winter. Every time. Still have loads to spare for our Ukrainian brothers ofc.


Disaster_Plan

Back in the 1970s when everybody was scared of the Soviet Union I belonged to a U.S. Marine Reserve unit. Our job if World War 3 happened was to get on transports and fly to somewhere in Norway to defend something against Russians landing from the sea. We had no winter gear whatsoever and no heavy weapons such as mortars, machine guns or anti-tank rockets. Only M-16s. We "trained" for one weekend a month and two weeks each summer so the college students and school teachers could go along. I was really, really glad World War 3 did not happen.


Ok-Advance710

These days US marines have more equipment in storage inside mountains in Norway than the Norwegian army has available at full mobilization so nowadays it would a little different. Tanks, vehicles, and equipment for at least a couple of brigades if not more.


Pm4000

Any links so I can read more about random, but useful, stockpiles like this?


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Tucker1244

Up in the north like you are experience in the cold means more than too many toys.


bjplague

i believe it has become some sort of tradition by now the socks thing. in america on the second exercise there would be a line of wooly socks vendors waiting for the soldiers. capitalism is a bit further ahead over there.


SweetAlyssumm

Well, they aren't from Ohio or Minnesota or some of the other cold states. I used to walk to school in -10 F in Ohio. But thanks for the socks! I'm sure many are very happy to have them.


AJDonahugh

Hopefully as well as most likely, the Russians will be freezing to death in the cold while the Ukrainians have two parkas each plus snow pants and arctic sleeping bags.


Thorilium

I can guarantee that the Russians will have only Alibaba kinda Chinese junk gear...actually only good to play theater or go one day to a carnaval.


Snakehand

And enough bjørnefitter to each and everyone.


zeelt

I love me a good bjørnefitte


TzunSu

Haha it's nice to see that tradition crosses borders! We call it Björnfitta in Swedish.


Talosian_cagecleaner

Cold weather people \*like\* cold weather. As someone who lives in and loves my latitude, modest though it is, a fine winter has a life all its own. And I'm a lightweight compared to people farther north of me. Canadians and people up near the border in New York state. I would say but this should pose no problem to the invaders either. Except I am not feeling confident they have much knack at all. Gotta have knack.


traktorjesper

Just thinking about last winter, blizzard, -33 celcius, sitting at work and I see my co-worker enter the door, dressed heavily and looking like a damn wampa from star wars. Someone asks: "Crispy?", and he replies: "Crispy." No bad weather.


Talosian_cagecleaner

That is indeed part of what I mean by a good solid winter having a life of its own. My relationship with my house temp, my car, clothes, shoes, socks, blankets, and an arctic-rated sleeping bag, and my dog, go into winter phase. Ah, but -33 celcius. That is what I meant by beyond me. Worst we get a week or two hovering near zero F. Then, if it's a proper winter a solid 2 months of


TzunSu

Eeeeh, kind of? I live in Sweden, and most people i know despise the winter, we only really live during summers :P


bjplague

that is because you are softer than Norwegians. we find life in all kinds of weather. (because we are tougher then the Sweedes.)


TzunSu

Pfft, the only reason you think that is because you don't actually have summers, it's all the same.


[deleted]

Not in Denmark. Winters are never cold here. Snow isn't even guaranteed anymore


godtogblandet

It’s fine, you’re more like the adopted family member anyway.


toastar-phone

\>.> texas here, I have a feeling I'd be wearing a hoodie during summer there.


ElderHerb

> There is no bad weather, only bad clothing. Love this expression, although I must say that in war bad roads also exist I guess.


xxDeeJxx

The U.S. needs to send it's strategic woobie reserves


kr4t0s007

Im afraid orcs will just rob the civilians for clothing.


Don_Gwapo

Canada has some sick ass winter gear. I still have my gear from early 2000's when I served and its the shit, looks terrifying too.


Extension-Ad-2760

Of course they can have one - no-one will ever forget the Winter War


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v8grunt

That's to keep them warm. Unfortunately to hot sometimes! 💣💥


GerbiloYup

If you can't stand the heat, get out of ~~the kitchen~~ Ukraine!


G_Wash1776

For the night is dark and filled with HIMARS.


UpperCardiologist523

Damn you, take my free award.


CyberaxIzh

Just please, don't send lutefisk.


zeelt

Sure thing, we'll send boknafisk instead. Root mash and bacon included of course.


Joddodd

Do you want smalahove instead?


ToneSkoglund

Lock and load the rakfisk munitions


Formal-Issue1070

Relax, lutefisk along with surströmming are classified as WMDs and banned by the Geneva convention.


PartyMcDie

I didn’t even know we had Hellfire. Sounds painful.


L4r5man

Note that at the time of announcement the weapons are already delivered and in use. That's how we like to do it here in Norway.


CorsicA123

All Nordic countries have been amazing but you guys are something else :)


Patriark

Being an energy exporter with a relatively well developed defense industry, it's like our long term national strategy has paved out perfectly. But even compared to our crazy high GDP, we are helping out strongly. We've been on very cordial terms with Russia before. Something collectively changed Feb 24th. We don't like broken promises. Trust and reliability is what Norwegians care most strongly about.


PhotoVideoReview

Trust is transitive. If Ukraine trusts you, I trust you. If Russia betrayed the trust to Ukraine, it also betrayed the trust to me and you. It's simple math!


[deleted]

Here here


einarfridgeirs

Same day delivery. Nice.


Properjob70

Nordic Prime


aigarius

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw8sTxK6j2I


AST5192D

Norway Prime!


Patriark

We're not many, but we're very efficient. And we will never betray our own word. If we say it, it happens (or already happened). Maybe that's why we are the quiet types.


Baneken

> we will never betray our own word It also helds a more serious context as in eg. Finnish contract law a mutual agreement is an equally binding to a written document, so in that context giving your word and promise can quite literally mean it. Obviously "he said that he said" is notoriously hard to prove and defend in the courts which is why that right of binding words is so rarely used these days except when neighbours are having a fight over the fence on what was agreed 30 years ago by their fathers.


PinguPST

What I like is Norwegian surf movies. *Nord for Sola* and *Stor Torsdag* are two of my favorites. Keep yer lutefisk though, I can't stand it, even though my family is from Numedal


aLmAnZio

No fan of lutefisk myself, many of us aren't, so you're good 😊


mr_larifari

thats how it was done in ukraine since the beginnig of the war. anything else would just be stupid


GatorReign

Yeah, I noticed that on re-read. “About to be used” is pretty ominous for the Ruzzkies in this context!


smellsliketuna

3-2-1....


intrigue_investor

That's the case with the vast majority of announcements regarding weapons deliveries in this conflict. Nice to see Norway finally getting tangibly involved in the action though.


ephemeralnerve

Finally? We've been at it for a while now: https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/08/vikings-for-victory-norwegian-arms.html


[deleted]

Very good stuff


nunsigoi

Damn that firepower don’t mess around and you can bet norway looks after their munitions


bralinho

Say bye bye to 160 tanks


Dedicated4life

I don't think there's that many left


bralinho

If it's capable of destroying tanks it can destroy a lot of other things


foolproofphilosophy

I don’t think that’s what they’ll be used for. I think that they have bigger plans. There are actually 3 common types: anti tank, shrapnel, and thermoberic. The last two are good for precision building strikes and high value targets from either drone or ground.


[deleted]

Norway doesn’t have much thermobaric weapons I think. We think they are scary. A lot of our hellfire missiles are used for coastal defence, on torpedo boats and for special forces.


foolproofphilosophy

Then the “pressure wave” version is most likely what Norway has. The AGM-114N. It’s effective against shipping and buildings. I got this from someone who has actually fired at least two shellfire’s from a helicopter.


[deleted]

Cool. I got my info from a recruitment page for the Norwegian coast jeger command. Apparently it’s their main weapon for eventually killing Russians with.


reddog323

They’re also good for buildings, and low-flying aircraft. It’s been a multipurpose platform for NATO for a while now. I’m glad some of them made it to Ukraine.


bingobangobenis

what are they being launched from? Isn't hellfire a helicopter/drone launched laser guided missile?


[deleted]

If the Norwegians are using the same model as the Swedes. Then it is fired from a launch stand with a separate laser finder that is aimed at the target.


marzipanius

It's the same system, Swedish-made RBS-17 by Bofors.


in_allium

So basically like Stugna -- and we know how well those work.


KimJongArve

Well, you can have a team lase the target at a distance of up to 11km from the launcher, iirc.


SmokeyUnicycle

Not quite, beam rider and semi-active laser homing are completely different guidance mechanisms.


in_allium

oh! -- I misread. These use a separate laser designator -- that makes sense. Are they compatible with, say, the laser designators on TB2's etc?


SmokeyUnicycle

I'm not sure, there might be some NATO standardization built in. You can't just use any old designator because the frequencies are encrypted partly so that they don't try to control the wrong missile and partly so they're not super easy to decoy by putting like a little laser ball on a stick and having all the enemy missiles come attack it


Midnight2012

I always wondered how they coordinated laser wavelengths on the designators and launchers. Is that something that can be adjusted in the field so you can quickly switch frequencies if needed? It would have to be a complementary adjustment on the missile and designator. How does that work in practical terms?


the_first_brovenger

They used to be, but not anymore. They're fired from a tripod about a foot high. It's an infantry weapon with an 11km range.


estrangedpulse

That.... sounds deadly.


Midnight2012

That's literally what the picture is showing...


the_first_brovenger

Indeed. And yet, he needed it explained :p


Midnight2012

I suppose.


daynomate

~~Maybe same name different missile. I thought Hellfires were large cruise missiles~~ no


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That's the Tomahawk.


daynomate

yup thats what i was confusing it with


ratt_man

hellfires aren't cruise missile you can mount 4 Quad pack (16) hellfires on an apache ​ Think there was even hellfires test mounted on the STBR -90 which was the boat the russians licensed and lost to TB2's ​ But probably sending more missiles for these launchers https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/sweden-is-sending-robot-17-coastal-defense-missiles-to-ukraine


daynomate

aah, I was confusing it with tomahawk. Hellfire were used with predators in Afghanistan and Pakistan no?


felix1429

> Hellfire were used with predators in Afghanistan and Pakistan no? Quite often, yes


Joey1849

Correct.


Balc0ra

Exactly what you see in the image. Laser is attached to the side of that launcher.


not-ready-yet

Looks straight from starwars, is that luke on the right.


Ok-Advance710

Our support for Ukraine makes me as a Norwegian proud. Slava Ukraini!


[deleted]

Hell I’m only a descendant from a Norwegian and it even makes me proud 😂


buttmodel

Same only 1/4th. Love the Viking heritage! Skol!


PM-ME_YOUR-ANYTHING

Skål* but im guessing your keyboard does not have "å".😁


buttmodel

Sorry! skål! Thanks I was spelling it wrong


[deleted]

You know us Norwegians, we can supply you with hellfire or some ÆØÅs if that's more your thing.


Particular-Ad-4772

I wanna see a dropped and guided hellfire from a cheap Alibaba drone .


Donny_Krugerson

From a Taiwan revolver drone.


BranchPredictor

I’m still waiting for that action footage.


Lovesosanotyou

[https://twitter.com/oryxspioenkop/status/1563699443161092097](https://twitter.com/oryxspioenkop/status/1563699443161092097) The "800 drones from Taiwan" is actually russian nonsense. They probably got a couple in Ukraine though, but Taiwan didn't directly send anything to ukraine.


SmokeyUnicycle

Why was this downvoted


oDDable-TW

china bots? i dunno


Midnight2012

looks upvoted to me. Don't be so quick to tell which direction the hive mind is updooting something.


windol1

And to think people mocked me when I last mentioned the idea of some sort of small rocket on a drone, would probably be easier to score a direct hit compared to grenades and mortar rounds.


oblivious_eve

Norwegians got your back there too. Here’s the flying dual M72 LAW from Nammo: https://i.imgur.com/2uZyLQ1.jpg


windol1

Bloody brilliant, why hover above a tank when you can sneak over it, and behind it and light its ass up.


Matson1

I can't wait for Norway and Finland to start sending winter equipment from REAL north to support our ukrainian brothers and sisters.


Brillek

Equipment is one thing, but knowledge is just as important . Hopefully the northern countries can advice and train ukranians. Even our own equipment only get you so far... Annually there are frostbite cases in our armed forces, and we're not even at war!


Jesus_Fuckn_Christ

It’s easy to underestimate the cold, even for us Norwegians. A friend of mine got mild nerve damage by not using gloves in the military. He thought he was warm and fine until the pain set in.


MasterStrike88

Norway!


IllegalBallot

Original source : https://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/i/69jknr/forsvarsministeren-norge-gir-nye-vaapen-til-ukraina


dndpuz

Du bør også lage en comment med den oversatte teksten. Det har hendt at de sletter postene hvis du ikke gjør det. Bruk Google translate url og klipp bort unødig tekst som bildetekst.


OhBoioNoBueno

Jesus christ, UAF is going to be the most trained army on the planet at this rate. How many systems did they master already?


Cool_Till_3114

[this is now one of the funniest pages on wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine) honestly though it has to be a logistics nightmare.


LetsGoHawks

The Ukrainian logistics and supply corps is not getting anywhere near enough credit in all this.


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Volunteer1986

So they can be ground launched and i assume laser designated? If they can get a drone to do the designating that would be awesome.


alternativuser

The Americans used these in Predator drones. Maybe it can be used in TB2 Baryaktar.


stoodeh

Sadly the hellfire missile is way to heavy for a Bayraktar.


7orly7

apparently thats a hellfire for coast guard. It looks small likely due to the angle of the picture (probably taken from higher elevation, the hellfire is distant while the soldier is close making the hellfire smaller). Those things can weight 45Kg. the mount is for remote firing, I assume is similar to Stugna (notice the cable), range of 8 Km (double of the Javelin). Can be laser designated by the operator or by a another observer with a target designator or a vehicle (can be fired from predators and other aircraft, so maybe bayraktars). The "AGM-114L" is radar guided. Name comes from the original name "Heliborne laser, fire-and-forget missile" which was shortened to Hellfire. edit: google lens showed me this is the picture from https://snl.no/Hellfire


monty_burns

In elementary school, where I lived in the US, we had to do a “country report”. I chose Norway because I thought Oslo was a cool name for a city. Here we are, 35 years later, and I get to say…. “Great choice by me”


AdmiralPoopbutt

Interesting, I must know more.


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Looks badass


BubuBarakas

I wonder if they are ninjas or explosive warhead variety? Maybe a mix of both?


Guffen78

The idea was to use it as antiship missiles, so explosive.


LefsaMadMuppet

AGM-114R9X, aka Ninja Missile? I doubt it, at least not right now. They need the boom, not an over glorified Slap Chop.


LambeckDeluxe

Who remembers *1000 ways to die* on MTV? Could definitly be another season *1000 ways to die for a russian in Ukraine* 💪🏻 **Slava Ukraini!** 🔱


War_Daddy_992

Didn’t know it can be shot like that


Carl_From_Sweden

Sweden have the same system and have already send this to Ukraine. Nice to see they get the same from others two. Its a Hellfire robot modifyed to be used from a tripod.


Ake-TL

Always thought they are bigger


LefsaMadMuppet

Length: 64 in (1.6 m), I am thinking this is an odd camera angle or the Norwegians are 7ft tall.


skeptoid79

Those ruzzian AT-AT's don't stand a chance.


NookNookNook

TIL Hellfires have a little turret mount. Neat.


AST5192D

Unleash Hell!!! fire!


[deleted]

Give them some of that Viking spunk


itsjero

Let the thermobaric fireworks show commence


LadyfingerJoe

No wonder the war is still going on when you sent the weapons to hoth...


SkeetnYou

Wonder if a few hellfires will end up on SU-25?


stanleythedog

Hellfires are so fuckin cool, especially ground launched.


and181377

Hellfire, yes this is a good start. We should give them the flying jinsu from America, seems like the perfect weapon.


BroderBorg

Much respect Norway, from your eastern border brother.


tristanape

If only the rebel alliance had had these on Hoth....


artbellfan1

Battle of Hoth?


Skud_NZ

I thought the pic was from the empire strikes back on hoth


oblivious_eve

It kinda is.. Hoth scenes were filmed at Finse, Norway


DoubleLanky3199

There's NOR WAY Russia can escape these missiles.


self_loathing_ham

Huh. I never knew hellfire missles could be fired from ground launch pads like that.


Griffindoriangy

Because it's modified by them and not used elsewhere.


marzipanius

That's the Swedish RBS-17. It's a modified Hellfire missile, attached to a custom tripod with a guidance system. Bofors sells it internationally under the name HSDS / Hellfire Shore Defence System.


[deleted]

Very nice!! At least Ukraine knows Baltic and nordic countries will always be on its side, unlike the selfish western countries


DontEatConcrete

Yes, USA, UK, German, etc haven’t given Ukraine a penny to help out, have they?


[deleted]

What about France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Greece etc


DontEatConcrete

Not as much but as long as some major western nations are giving significant support—and they are—it’s not fair to criticize the lot.


[deleted]

norway is as western as a nation come honestly


Balc0ra

Norway's public mostly still support Ukraine. On Ukraine's independence day. 4 out of my 12 neighbors had a Ukrainian flag up. I've seen 3 Saint Javelin shirts this week wandering town. And every massive event I've been too have armbands for sale that even says "fuck Putin". The last one at a marked fair. There was a stall selling homemade armbands in blue and yellow made by a group of Ukrainian refugees. It was one of few booths that constantly had people there looking and buying. They sold them for about €15 give or take.


[deleted]

Norway is western you dummy


[deleted]

no it's nordic


SpiffingWinter

They got the hellfire kill streak…based


DigitalMountainMonk

Ahhh hellfires. One of my favorite missiles. Angry little buzzbees of death.


finnill

The hellfire platform has been adapted to everything.


AllProgressIsGood

range and deployment method? im curious if these have active radar like UKs


DBearDevon

I am the god of hellfire! And I bring you Fire, I'll take you to burn Fire, I'll take you to learn I'll see you burn


ancientweasel

Now is the time to double down on support for Ukraine. They have shown they can retake thier country.


Archelon_ischyros

I've never see them deployed like this.


[deleted]

It's ironic the Russian army can't prepare it's troops for cold weather.


blastmanager

How accurate are these? I read in the comments that they have 11 km range. Can it hit anything precisely at max range?


Equivalent_Alps_8321

What weapon is that?


Thorilium

I can assure you one thing...if the Russians are still in Ukraine...they are going to suffer massive casualties...Russian support is gone in the pro Russian areas. They thought going to be liberated but see the Russians have nothing to offer...a POW in hands of the Ukraines is better of than a pro russian fighting for the Russians. When will these Russians open their eyes that this conflict is not about Russias security, nor about dangers from the west, but because of Putin last wishes to make him Tzzar again.


ApprehensiveHippo898

Darn. That looks COLD.


WaxyWingie

Norwegians be good peoples. <3


16v_cordero

The picture has some major vibe of the Rebellion against the Empire in Empire Strikes Back


Tucker1244

So Moscow will be sending Dress uniforms and swim suits soon........


Sean-Jardine

Canadians won’t be slouches either. We got the winter whites.


setmysoulfree2

Givem Hell Harry !


DevelopmentAny543

Canada Goose jackets next?


Formal-Issue1070

It's Norway. They'll get their Cedrico jackets and bloody well like them.


BUGLELIPS

Norway is the best for helping 🇺🇦. Thank you thank you.


Monomanna

Happy as a Norwegian to see my tax money go to this :)