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Ukranian invasion in particular have shown that US and Europe seriously under-invested in military. While western countries have been able to do very impressive
by golergka 2y ago
Ukranian invasion in particular have shown that US and Europe seriously under-invested in military. While western countries have been able to do very impressive tech, it was produced in small quantities, and once a real (although a regional) war broke out, it became clear that even Russia can drastically outperform western factories in raw production capacity.
With risks of much larger conflict with China become more serious, I really hope that americans reconsider their priorities and invest in military production before it's too late.
- Tade0 2y agoRussia produces a lot, but loses even more. Indicators of that include bringing T-55 tanks to the battlefield, which require four, instead of the usual three, crew members to operate, which is troublesome. They produce artillery rounds at a rate of 250k per month, but fired approximately 10mln during the first two years of the war. The Black Sea Fleet is unlikely to recover anytime soon - if ever. The list goes on. What good is production capacity ig it's wasted like that?
- llamaimperative 2y agoRussia is getting its brand new billion dollar (per unit) air defense systems blown up almost weekly by 1990s US equipment bud.
- jazzyjackson 2y agoAh, but how many weeks in a row? ;)
- acdha 2y agoIs it a production problem or that the US government, especially the House Republicans, won’t approve sharing with Ukraine? Shipments appeared to resume instantly once permission was given, and that’s higher-tech stuff than what Russia is making or even buying from China and Iran.