(CNN) New video shows Ukraine striking deep inside Russia
Edit: As of 4 p.m. EST, the infographic discussed below appears to have been removed from the video, along with the part of General Mark Hertling’s impeccable commentary that was synced with the graphic. Sadly, the “moosestake” described below continues to besmirch all Moosedom.
The video contains an infographic at 1:54. Quoting,
“HIMARS Artillery Rocket System …120mm M256A1 smoothbore and 105 M668A1 rifled”
These are cannons, not rockets. They cannot be integrated with the HIMARS system. The M256A1 is the gun of the M1 Abrams main battle tank. The M68A1 is a much older gun, still in use on the Stryker light armored vehicle chassis as the M1128 mobile gun system.
Should a writer on this video have basic knowledge of the difference between a cannon and a rocket? You decide.
This continues a pattern at CNN of:
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Excellence in politics.
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A decent, if often uninspired, approach towards things human.
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A high frequency of errors relating to the physical world, such as the rotation of the earth’s core, the height a balloon can reach, or the specifications of infernal machines. See CNN, Shame! Raise Your Standards! “Russia unveils ‘Satan 2 Missile”.