Typical wear and tear. They go to depot for repair then shipped back. It’s pretty much been that way since WWI. HIMARS and MLRS do the same. Break down-depot-return.
Again... or Ukranian sabotage perhaps on some of them.
Another post of mine addresses this.
>>> “Typical wear and tear. They go to depot for repair then shipped back. It’s pretty much been that way since WWI. HIMARS and MLRS do the same. Break down-depot-return.” <<<
Perfect example of NOT getting it. Perfect.
Our stuff has been built to airlift in a no-threat environment to some mountain or high point, and fire some rounds in support of our ground forces, who were already well protected in the air, with total air supremacy.
A titanium 777 gets airlifted to a peak in A-stan, and days go by with no missions. On a really hot and heavy day, it fires 10-20 very carefully and slowly adjusted shots, based on observation by our many freely flying air assets, etc.
In Ukraine, howitzers are fired 100s of times per day, ammunition available. And when they break down, bases on 10-30X the “duty cycle” of weapons used in the GWOT, what in the EFF “go to depot for repair” are you possibly talking about????
You might as well say, “When the systems break down in combat, click your ruby slippers and go back to Kansas where it’s safe.”
DUDE!!! Take a cold shower! Smell the coffee! THERE IS NO DEPOT FOR REPAIR. There is no helo, no truck, no return for maintenance. It is fire until breakdown, and/or you are out of ammo.
Ukraine is not the GWOT, where the entire might of the U.S. military is arrayed against goat-humpers in sandals.
Jeeee.....zussss..... No wonder folks are so blind to reality.
Rainbows, my little ponies and unicorns have a better chance in Ukraine than “return to depot for repair.”