Was it just a bigger supply of shells? New radars? More guns? I noticed a significant increase in GMLRS use against artillery, I also see Ukraine operating surveillance drones with impunity far behind Russian lines. Lockmart increased GMLRS production from 6,000 to 10,000/year and is further increasing to 14,000/year. Ukraine's apparent drone superiority, along with western counter battery radars, gives them excellent targeting from the front lines to deep in the rear.
... I also see Ukraine operating surveillance drones with impunity far behind Russian lines.I believe the surveillance drones, like the one pictured below, are responsible for a lot of the artillery kills.
The camera has a thermal mode which would make finding the artillery pieces easy to find, even if they are parked under the trees.
Several months ago, PIF posted information on a computerized battle management computer system. Perhaps, this system is also helping to destroy ruzzian hardware.
For example, when a drone spots a target, it would upload the target coordinates into the battle management computer system which would then identify any UKR asset capable of hitting the target within a 30 minute window.
PIF...have you seen anymore information on the battle management computer system?
It appears that with introduction of long range drones and missile, gmlrs is being used for what it was originally intended, a precision replacement or augmentation of traditional tube artillery
With the tungsten ball rounds the damage is done even if not a direct hit and with that many unseen targets as well.
Ad Excalibur rounds and cluster munitions the effects on the Russian military is becoming unmistakable