Posted on 10/08/2022 7:09:41 AM PDT by JonPreston
A third of the German Panzerhaubitze 2000 howitzers used by the Ukrainian army are already in need of maintenance and are to be sent for repair in Slovakia, German newspaper Spiegel reports, citing its own sources.
According to the publication, from the very beginning, the Ukrainian military tried to fire special ammunition at too great a distance.
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This sort of answer is why I an certain you are sitting in a cubicle in Moscow.
It is easy to withdraw to insults when you have nothing to say. It is usually petty insults and ‘LOLs’ from your ilk, but it doesn’t take away from the fact that Russia is being defeated on the battlefield.
Or are they retreating because of some 5-D strategy of sorts?
Bottom line - Russia’s army is weak without its nuclear weapons. Pathetically weak. They’re lucky they are facing the Ukrainians - the Poles would have outright murdered them!
“ What’s on the agenda today for you and the Mrs, skinning some fresh kill for dinner.”
It’s called a “question mark”, Jon. Look into them.
And since you asked game is on the menu. We have a lovely venison tenderloin thawing. Mrs L is going to do a coffee rub and then sear it to a nice medium rare. She makes an delicious blackberry sage reduction sauce to go with it.
On the side will be roasted potatoes fresh from our garden and fresh tomatoes, also from the garden with hand made boconcini drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
We’ve got a very nice bottle of Malbec to wash it all down. Then I’ll retire to the backyard with 2, maybe 3 fingers of Basil Hayden Dark Rye and a Fuente Opus X cigar to end the day.
I’m sure your mom has an entire package of Hot Pockets just for her favorite little man all ready to go for your dinner. She probably had a big bowl of Frankenberry cereal waiting for you this morning.
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My unit in Vietnam was an artillery battery comprised of about 100 men firing six 155 self propelled howitzers. We were plagued with equipment failures the entire year I was there. Typically two of the six guns were out of action, and at times four guns were down, waiting for spare parts.
With some fava beans, I'm sure.
Russia took 20% of Ukraine in six months and is poised to take more.
By contrast it took the Ukies six weeks to force 500 local militia to withdraw from Lyman.
Ronald Reagan was a Hollywood B actor and was a hero. Zelensky is also a hero. Where do you get your silly ideas?
Thank you!!
You’re welcome.
They’re overcharging the barrels, by the sound of it. Gun breaches are not going to take that. But it could also be accelerated wear. They could be going back for new gun barrels. Don’t know if they can be re-lined like battleship guns used to be after a few hundred rounds.
The Russians should be really ashamed of themselves for losing to THAT guy! Imagine what clowns they must be.
Its almost as bad as those Nazis who lost to a fellow who was blind drunk every day after 2pm.
My guess is that they never cleaned out the barrels...
They are heavy tracked vehicles. They probably need maintenance on the track laying gear and the power packs, too. They’re getting pretty heavy use. Maintenance Depot time.
Russia took that land in the first 2 weeks and then has been stuck, or losing territory, for the last 7 months.
There are other mechanical components also that break or wear out. I recall a mention early on after the M-777 howitzers arrived that the US was surprised that they shot up a few months of ammo in one month.
The description of shooting special ammunition at too great a distance is a dumb statement. They are using standard types NATO munitions that the weapons are rated for.
How much did Putin put in that bridge? $3.7 billion? That's 5 times more than the Moskva sitting at the bottom of the sea.
Putin must be so happy with himself.
This is war. The benefit of more rapid fire and of max’ing distance are real, but there’s a cost in terms of wear on the barrel and recoil system. Field commanders have to balance one against the other. Usually, this involves adjusting the pace of operations. But, even with experienced field commanders, there are times you accept the cost because the benefit is so great. Then, you have to evacuate the equipment to the appropriate level of maintenance. Maybe, depot-level, as apparently in this case. I’m going to quote General Schwarzkopf. He said about Saddam Hussein, “he is neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general, nor is he a soldier.” And, Napoleon, “An army marches on its belly.” Among the things I learned as an infantry officer, especially in the 4 shops at battalion and brigade, is the importance of logistics.
And Reagan babysat a monkey before going on to collapse the USSR. I’m not sure what your point is.
But that's not the case - artillery components, particularly tubes, get wear and tear and periodically need to be replaced. And that means evac for depot-level repair. This war has seen tremendous amounts of artillery fired, so both sides will have had this issue. It's unavoidable.
It's much better/cheaper to refit them than to abandon them.
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