The Finnish PM Sanna Marin is also strong on defense and support for the Ukraine. Her peace proposal was that Russia get out of the Ukraine.
She is a member of the "Knows How To" Party
Posted on 10/27/2022 6:31:07 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
The Finnish PM Sanna Marin is also strong on defense and support for the Ukraine. Her peace proposal was that Russia get out of the Ukraine.
She is a member of the "Knows How To" Party
Any way I can help. I’m here Alllll Day.
What a slut—she dances at a party with her husband. //sarc
Putin: ‘New world order’ will compensate for Russia’s losses in Ukraine war
I like that in a woman. Not tense in the evening:
But ready to fence off and face down Russia at work the next day:
“German-made Panzerhaubitze in action”
They have seen a lot of action. They were an instant hit. They were much needed, and have been heavily used. The firing life of the barrel of one unit (maximum number of rounds fired) was reportedly exceeded in only 30 days. That made a big effect.
Send more Artilllery!
It is a huge job, but the Ukrainians are getting it done, with the support of the free peoples of the World.
“ Any updated thoughts on RuZZia’s artillery status?”
I gave you my thoughts up thread, but I thought of another caveat. There is no telling from where I sit, of how much of the old Soviet stockpile has already been used in Putin’s past wars, and especially how much might have been sold or stolen. They might be lower on Artillery shells than I imagine - but they used to have the biggest stockpile on Earth.
“In the six months since the Feb. 24 invasion, Moscow’s military has expended, per best estimates, no less than seven million shells. Add to this consumption the number of artillery rounds lost due to Ukrainian strikes on Russian ammunition stockpiles located close to the front lines. If the conflict continues at the pace seen thus far, Russia’s military will find itself running short of shells by the end of the year and will have to conserve their use.”
Putin thanks you for your service to the Russian New World Order.
Even when you are too stupid to stand up for it.
Yeah, I saw that article. I just find it hard to be confident of Russia running out of shells soon. They were sitting on over 30 million at one point, and North Korea could possibly provide some millions.
I do expect to see some systems start breaking this Winter, due to combat losses, wear out and maintenance. Precision missiles is the one type most commonly cited to run out soon. Air defense systems have been pounded regularly. Close Air Support aircraft (fixed and rotary wing) might be thrown into a gap and suffer higher attrition and wear out (currently both are on a slow burn). And of course, main battle tanks, the signature platform of the Red Army (along with Artillery). If the battle lines move, tanks will take it worse. If the lines are static, Artillery will bear the brunt. They have already burned through the best of their available tanks. Tank and crew quality and quantity are heading for the cliff.
As all these many individual systems are approaching their individual constraints, macro problems across the whole force will be moving toward their breaking points at varying rates - the Federal budget, rail resupply, maintaining Military discipline or political stability - collapses might happen first in any of many ways.
They have such a history of huge stockpiles of shells though, and they tend to hold well over long storage, compared to most else. With North Korea as a credible back up source, Artillery shells don’t seem likely to be among the earliest constraints that will be hitting. We’ll have to see. They do fire an exceptionally high amount.
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