I had read a number of 3000.
But that document you’re posting only includes confirmed losses. It’s thought that the actual number of losses is quite a bit higher.
I wish we understood the artillery numbers better.
I wish we understood the artillery numbers better.
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The 122mm tubes are short range, usually stationary & arranged in lines. They are towed, for the most part. These are relatively easy to knock out.
the 152mm tubes are self-propelled with one or two exceptions. They are long range and very dangerous - one of their tasks is to cover the 122mm batteries. They shoot and scoot.
They find their targets by drone - was the Orlan-10, which is now in short supply. The Orlan sends target coordinates in real time to 122mm battery command who relays that to the crews, and directly to 152mm SPGs, such that, once the digital info is received, all the crew has to do is push a button.
Russia has lots of 122mm tubes, but few 152mm SPGs. It is believed that the UA now has more SPGs and better ones than Russia has in total.
I’ve assumed ORYX catalogs 80% of RuZZian losses.
If so, then real losses are 1176/.8 = 1470
The Russian army has a large inventory of artillery cannons. However the limiting factor for their use of them is how effectively they can supply the artillery teams with ammunition.
Hitting the ammunition depots and the trucks makes the artillery cannons useless.