US Artillery Capabilities Fall Victim to “Profit Over Purpose,” No Solution in Sight April 11, 2024 Unipro2013main Military Trends, US Military Trends </p> <h2>US Artillery Capabilities Fall Victim to “Profit Over Purpose,” No Solution in Sight</h2> <p> Link to the article: https://journal-neo.su/2024/03/26/the-growing-weakness-of-western-artillery-capabilities/</p> <p>– The US Army has cancelled a long-range artillery prototype because barrels were wearing out too quickly;</p> <p>– The US seeks to evaluate existing Western artillery systems to extend the range of American artillery systems;</p> <p>– This is done supposedly after learning lessons from the ongoing fighting in Ukraine;</p> <p>– The real problem is the collective West’s inability to mass produce weapons and ammunition;</p> <p>– Longer-range systems may not make them more effective on modern battlefields where counter-battery operations is conducted using long-range drones;</p> <p>– Russia and China are no longer lagging in terms of military capabilities or the technology associated with them, the determining factor is quantity;</p> <p>– America’s for-profit arms industry prefers small numbers of expensive weapons over large quantities of simple but effective systems, creating these shortcomings in Western artillery systems;</p> <p>YouTube Thumbnail</p> <p> Please support our Sponsors -
