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Ukraine Could Get Millions Of Artillery Shells—And Soon. It’s Getting Its Best Guns Ready To Fire Away.
That means repairing dozens of damaged M777 howitzers.David Axe
Forbes Staff
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A Ukrainian M777.
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Ukrainian artillery is pretty quiet right now as Ukraine gradually recovers from a long period of ammunition-starvation—one mostly inflicted by the Russia-friendly wing of the U.S. Republicans.
But ammo finally is coming. Lots of it. And Ukraine is readying its big guns to resume blasting away. That starts with repairing dozens of mostly American-supplied M777 towed howitzers—something the Ukrainians finally can do in Ukraine and with Ukrainian parts.
“We have established production of some of these parts here in Ukraine,” said Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, the new commander-in-chief of Ukrainian forces. “In particular, when restoring each unit of this howitzer, 40 percent of the parts and spare parts manufactured for the needs of the armed forces of Ukraine at domestic enterprises are used.”
This is important. Sending damaged examples of foreign-made weapons to other countries for repair has resulted in long delays—many months, in some cases—getting those weapons back to Ukraine. Delays at foreign depots have created artificial shortages of Leopard 2 tanks in Ukrainian brigades, for example.
In fixing up its hundreds of M777s locally and with locally-made parts, instead of sending the guns abroad or waiting for shipments of foreign-made parts—or, worse, cannibalizing several damaged howitzers to repair another damaged howitzer—the Ukrainians keep more guns in action, longer.
Ukraine got, from allies including the United States, at least 190 of the M777s. By 2023 the five-ton, five-person howitzers—which lob 100-pound, 155-millimeter shells as far as 18 miles without rocket-assistance—were among the best and most important big guns in Ukrainian service. “The reason is its precision,” one Ukrainian gunner toldRadio Free Europe.
In 25 months of hard fighting, the Russians destroyed—mostly with drones and artillery counterbattery—44 of Ukraine’s M777s and damaged another 38 of the guns. That has reduced, by nearly half, the number of M777s on the front line.
A shortage of howitzers isn’t the Ukrainian artillery corps’ biggest problem. Its biggest problem is those Russia-friendly Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives, who began blocking further U.S. aid to Ukraine starting in October. Deprived of American ammo, Ukrainian batteries went from firing as many as 10,000 shells a day to just 2,000.
But the Republicans may finally be caving to intense pressure to side with democratic Ukraine over authoritarian Russia. Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson has pledged to schedule a vote on fresh aid to Ukraine in April.
If that happens, the U.S. government could rush-ship potentially hundreds of thousands of shells to Ukraine. They might begin to arrive at the same time that at least a million shells purchased for Ukraine by a Czech-led consortium also arrive. Ukraine also has been getting the last few hundred thousand of those million shells the European Union pledged last year.
All that is to say, Ukraine soon could be flush with artillery ammo.
If so, the Ukrainian artillery corps will want to return to action every gun that safely can shoot—including however many of those 38 damaged M777s still are damaged. Which is why it’s such a big deal that the Ukrainians are beginning to repair M777s in-country, with their own parts.
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Russia domestic chip industry suffers under sanctions. The packaging error rate exceeds 50 percent. Half of Russia made chips, IC integrated circuits and MEMS microelectronic mechanic systems, are defective unusable. TSMC refuses to deliver 300,000 chips to Russia.
But that means Russia still can make 50 percent using old outdated western technology. Just a matter of time until those western machines stop working.
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But that means Russia still can make 50 percent using old outdated western technology. Just a matter of time until those western machines stop working.
Fehlerhaftes Packaging: Hälfte der russischen CPUs ist defekt
Die russische Halbleiterindustrie kämpft mit hohen Fehlerraten, ausgelöst durch die Sanktionen.
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Viet
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Orbán is a dumbacke.
Ukraine gave up nuclear weapons in exchange for russian security guarantees.
Now you see what Ukraine get in return.
How about this: Orbán can lead Hungary out of EU and NATO?
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Russia domestic chip industry suffers under sanctions. The packaging error rate exceeds 50 percent. Half of Russia made chips, IC integrated circuits and MEMS microelectronic mechanic systems, are defective unusable. TSMC refuses to deliver 300,000 chips to Russia.
But that means Russia still can make 50 percent using old outdated western technology. Just a matter of time until those western machines stop working.
Fehlerhaftes Packaging: Hälfte der russischen CPUs ist defekt
Die russische Halbleiterindustrie kämpft mit hohen Fehlerraten, ausgelöst durch die Sanktionen.
«Росэлектроника» запустила серийное производство модулей управления для беспилотников
Холдинг «Росэлектроника» Госкорпорации Ростех приступил к выпуску линейки электронных и электротехнических модулей управления для беспилотных систем. Устройства предназначены для использования в составе легких дронов, а также наземных, подводных и надводных аппаратов.
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Study in Russia of the downed Storm Shadow cruise missile of the Ukrainian army. Footage of an inspection of the insides of a downed Ukrainian cruise missile Storm Shadow or SCALP-EG of Anglo-French production. The Storm Shadow missile was shot down by Russian air defense or intercepted by electronic warfare systems. Reportedly, every time missiles are intercepted, they are dismantled and sent for study to Russia, to improve the operation of electronic warfare and air defense systems.
Yommie
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Why would Hungary leave EU and NATO? Hungary is on track to join BRICS.
Yommie
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Russia domestic chip industry suffers under sanctions. The packaging error rate exceeds 50 percent. Half of Russia made chips, IC integrated circuits and MEMS microelectronic mechanic systems, are defective unusable. TSMC refuses to deliver 300,000 chips to Russia.
But that means Russia still can make 50 percent using old outdated western technology. Just a matter of time until those western machines stop working.
Fehlerhaftes Packaging: Hälfte der russischen CPUs ist defekt
Die russische Halbleiterindustrie kämpft mit hohen Fehlerraten, ausgelöst durch die Sanktionen.
Russia makes 500 nm class chips since the late 90s. These are more than sufficient. I used to play Age of Empires in 1998 on 500 nm class chips.
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I don't think it's a good strategy. Iran donates tons of fuel to Russia. Not only that, Sakhalin has a lot of oil and Sakhalin is out of range of Ukrainian long range drones. Bombing Russia's oil refineries near Ukraine will make Russia bomb every Ukrainian power plant and plunge Ukraine into the darkness.
I don't think it's a good strategy. Iran donates tons of fuel to Russia. Not only that, Sakhalin has a lot of oil and Sakhalin is out of range of Ukrainian long range drones. Bombing Russia's oil refineries near Ukraine will make Russia bomb every Ukrainian power plant and plunge Ukraine into the darkness.
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