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That's not a particularly high number for a country at war. During WW2 the US averaged around 500,000 artillery shells produced per day. Even in Russia, they ar

by jjk166 2y ago

That's not a particularly high number for a country at war. During WW2 the US averaged around 500,000 artillery shells produced per day. Even in Russia, they are in the early stages of ramping up wartime production, and the west is deliberately hesitant to produce substantially beyond peacetime levels.

belter 2y ago
"Russia producing three times more artillery shells than US and Europe for Ukraine" - https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/10/politics/russia-artillery-shell-production-us-europe-ukraine/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/10/politics/russia-artillery... They did not go to Korea and China because they can't produce ammunition. They went because they consume so much of it... "The U.S. Army will boost production of 155mm artillery shells more than sixfold to 85,000 a month" - https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/2023/03/28/us-army-eyes-six-fold-production-boost-of-155mm-shells-used-in-ukraine/ https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/2023/03/28/... Just for comparison...in the Donbas region, Russia is estimated to have fired 40,000–60,000 152mm shells per day... That is the US Army current monthly production in two days...
- jjk166 2y ago
  Yeah, Russia is at war, though it is limited. In WW2, for an example of total war, about 1.5 billion shells were used on the western front alone, which is nearly 700,000 per day for 6 years straight. By comparrison 40-60k shells per day is nothing. Russia is ramping up production, they report that their current rate is 2.5X what they were producing a year ago, but it's a drop in the bucket compared to if they were on a wartime economy. The US, again being at peace, is even less motivated to ramp up its production. While the exact numbers aren't currently known, in 1994 the US had 20.4 million artillery rounds stockpiled. It has sent about 2 million of the oldest ones to Ukraine (equivalent to about 6 months of Russian production), and it is also selling large numbers to Israel. The army wants to boost artillery shell production because they always do, but the fact is the US does not currently need to match Russia's production rate, as it is not using shells at nearly the same rate. It's also worth noting that many other nations are likewise producing artillery shells to send to Ukraine. The limitation on western aide to Ukraine has been political will, not insufficient materiel.

by jjk166 2y ago

belter 2y ago

"Russia producing three times more artillery shells than US and Europe for Ukraine" - https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/10/politics/russia-artillery-shell-production-us-europe-ukraine/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/10/politics/russia-artillery... They did not go to Korea and China because they can't produce ammunition. They went because they consume so much of it... "The U.S. Army will boost production of 155mm artillery shells more than sixfold to 85,000 a month" - https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/2023/03/28/us-army-eyes-six-fold-production-boost-of-155mm-shells-used-in-ukraine/ https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/2023/03/28/... Just for comparison...in the Donbas region, Russia is estimated to have fired 40,000–60,000 152mm shells per day... That is the US Army current monthly production in two days...

jjk166 2y ago
Yeah, Russia is at war, though it is limited. In WW2, for an example of total war, about 1.5 billion shells were used on the western front alone, which is nearly 700,000 per day for 6 years straight. By comparrison 40-60k shells per day is nothing. Russia is ramping up production, they report that their current rate is 2.5X what they were producing a year ago, but it's a drop in the bucket compared to if they were on a wartime economy. The US, again being at peace, is even less motivated to ramp up its production. While the exact numbers aren't currently known, in 1994 the US had 20.4 million artillery rounds stockpiled. It has sent about 2 million of the oldest ones to Ukraine (equivalent to about 6 months of Russian production), and it is also selling large numbers to Israel. The army wants to boost artillery shell production because they always do, but the fact is the US does not currently need to match Russia's production rate, as it is not using shells at nearly the same rate. It's also worth noting that many other nations are likewise producing artillery shells to send to Ukraine. The limitation on western aide to Ukraine has been political will, not insufficient materiel.