Sky News: Russia is producing artillery shells around three times faster than Europe and the United States

8 comments

1. Quantity does not mean Quality !!
   By researching the news or soc.media – Ruzzian failrate of armour, weapon technologies are far higher than US or European Armour, I think

2. Well, a few comment:

   1)

   “The Bain & Company’s research on artillery rounds discovered that Russian factories were forecast to manufacture or refurbish approximately 4.5 million artillery shells this year.

   It is unclear what proportion of the total number is refurbished and produced. Still, this number is significantly higher than the 1.3 million shells that the United States and European countries are expected to produce.”

   Russia isn’t producing artillery 3 time faster. Most of this number come from refurbishing their old stock.

   Kinda like “they produce 1500 tanks per year”. When you look the details they produce 300 tanks and modernize/repair 1200

   2)

   They used “publicly available information”. Without disclosing them. Wouldn’t be surprising if these information were the russian gov deliriums.

   3) Even if it was true and only about production, we have to remember NATO start with almost no production, as their strengh wasn’t based on artillerie. If they went from matching 1/12 of russian production to 1/3 of russian production in 2 years, it’s a pretty good news. That mean they will catch up next year. And because range and precision tend to be on the Ukrainian side, it will offer Ukraine artillery suppremacy.

   Let’s also not forget the 1.5 millions of shells that will come from Czechia. Added to the NATO production, and the other allies help, Ukraine artillery should come pretty close to Russia during this summer.

3. Kind of strange numbers.
   “Publicly available” so Russia own reported capacity ? Then it must be true.
   I read last week article where it stated that Russia production is 1.5 milion shells per year. (But maybe they got 3 mil. fro NK )

   Eu alone is able to produce 1 million shells since January 24.
   By the end 2024 it should be 1.5 milion.
   Not even counting the USA and other countries.

   I would say next year Ukraine would start firing more shells then Russia.

4. And how is their barrel production/refurbishment going? Becuse with no artillitery those shells are just ammunition to be blown up by Ukraines drones.

5. Sounds reasonable, as Russian military is built around artillery. Western militaries (apart from maybe Finland) is not. Russia has to build massive amount of shells, west less so. 

6. Be nice if the factory could have a smoking accident

7. Europe and usa wake up today! Start the production now!

8. Just called Moscow Artillery Shells Inc. (Motto: “Speak Up!”*) told them there’s a gas leak.

   Somebody needs to do that everyday.

   * – 13 Bravos’ll get that. AMIRITE?