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So you're saying artillery shells would be cheaper if I could get them on Amazon Prime with free same day delivery?

• klyrs 2y ago
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• mrguyorama 2y ago
  What you're actually asking is "Would artillery shells be cheaper if we could offshore all the actual work to cast, machine, and fill an artillery shell to China and then just ship the end result over by boat?" And the answer is yes, China makes their artillery shells cheaper. American labor is very expensive and American military manufacturers tend towards low volume nowadays, because they don't trust the government to commit to 1 million shells a year for two decades, because every time there's a changing of the guard in the whitehouse, plans get gutted seemingly as a "Fuck you" to anyone who worked with the previous admin. That being said, I'd like to see a citation for the $3k figure being thrown around. The number I've seen is more like $800
  • rcostin2k2 2y ago
    "the U.S. currently pays $3,000 for its most modern shells, according to an Army spokesperson. That price includes the charge, fuze, and shell body." [1] [1] https://www.defenseone.com/business/2023/11/race-make-artillery-shells-us-eu-see-different-results/392288/ https://www.defenseone.com/business/2023/11/race-make-artill...