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To: BobL

Maybe the Russian guns will wear out after a while? So much use will cause the barrels to warm as they overheat? In time the whole of The Dombass will look like a Verdun Moonscape so when Russia get it—it will be worthless.


35 posted on 03/25/2023 10:06:48 AM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade ( Ride to the sound of the Guns!)
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Artillery wears out quickly and needs frequent maintenance and barrel replacements, worn barrels reduce accuracy, limiting the effectiveness of each volley.

“Russian military bloggers are posting images of dozens of damaged combat vehicles with exploded gun barrels. They also are passing on Russian troops’ complaints that soldiers have problems with the survivability of artillery and tank guns.

Artillery barrels and tank main guns have a limited lifespan—they start becoming markedly less effective after firing a certain number of rounds and need to be replaced.

According to the Russian independent news outlet The Insider, Russian tank barrels have a service life from 210 rounds of armor-piercing sub-caliber rounds to 840 rounds of high explosive and shaped charge rounds. At the same time, rifled artillery barrels, depending on caliber, projectile type and range, have a life of up to 2,000-3,000 rounds.
Ukrainian officials said Russian forces is emphasizes the massed firepower doctrine and is firing more than 50,000 shells per day.


49 posted on 03/25/2023 11:49:18 AM PDT by ansel12 (NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.)
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