> [artillery shells] which for some reason has become the main tool Because Soviet (and ex-Soviet) armies were heavily built around massive numbers of lower-tr

> [artillery shells] which for some reason has become the main tool Because Soviet (and ex-Soviet) armies were heavily built around massive numbers of lower-trained conscripts. It's difficult to conduct maneuver warfare without highly trained troops. It's a lot easier to throw a lot of artillery at the problem.