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gelgoog said:

US analysts claim Russian artillery shell production has peaked and now the US will surpass it thanks to new production facilities being built in the US which will start operating next year. But the Russians aren't standing still either.

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US produced in October 28000 shells
Russia produced in 2023 2 million shells that means 160000 shells per month.

So Russia currently produced 6 times more shells than the US.

I don’t know which data those analyst have, but I doubt that US can multiply by 6 their capacity.

EU is also increasing production but I am sure that North Korea can produce more than all EU at the same time so they will have few impact.

The Rhythm-Flight biostimulation complex, designed for quick rest for soldiers, has been introduced in Russia. The complex was developed by engineers of the Nizhny Novgorod NPP Polet and was previously used for civilian purposes and for the quick recovery of military pilots. The “Rhythm-Flight” complex is quite an interesting device and can be useful to many people. According to the developers, the Rhythm-Flight device allows you to achieve deep relaxation of the body in a 20-minute session, comparable to 4–6 hours of sleep. The device, using programmable light and sound effects, normalizes a person’s emotional state, relieves nervous tension and fatigue, increases resistance to stress, prevents fatigue, increases vitality and performance. The “RITHM-FLIGHT” device consists of a mask with a screen transmitting special light signals, headphones, and a remote control for controlling the time and procedure mode. The cost of the RITM-POLET device is about 54 thousand rubles or 580 dollars.

Footage of firing of a Russian BMD-2 armored vehicle, the work of a unit of Pskov paratroopers. The BMD-2 fires from a 30 mm 2A42 automatic cannon, the gun's rate of fire is up to 800 rounds per minute, the range of destruction of enemy personnel is up to 4000 meters, lightly armored vehicles up to 1500 and air targets up to 2000 meters. The gun barrel length is 2400 mm, 80 calibers, the gun uses 30x165 mm shells, the gun life is up to 9000 rounds. The 2A42 automatic cannon has been produced at Tulmashzavod since 1980 and is installed on various armored vehicles, including helicopters. A non-licensed copy of the gun is also produced in Ukraine under the symbol ZTM-2.

Santamaria said:

US produced in October 28000 shells
Russia produced in 2023 2 million shells that means 160000 shells per month.

So Russia currently produced 6 times more shells than the US.

I don’t know which data those analyst have, but I doubt that US can multiply by 6 their capacity.

EU is also increasing production but I am sure that North Korea can produce more than all EU at the same time so they will have few impact.

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Want me to blow some peoples minds?

I don't have the tweet handy, but someone recently posted a tweet of a US DOD report showing that in 1995 the US had five plants manufacturing 155mm rounds with combined capacity to build ~850,000 shells per month when using three eight hour shifts a day for five days a week!

Talk about lost industrial capacity!

EDIT: They could have produced enough shells for everybody lol and still had some left over for themselves lmao!

The Russian army successfully tested the S-500 Prometheus air defense system, testing the complex’s ability to shoot down hypersonic targets. Tests of the S-500 air defense system took place on February 22. The S-500 "Prometheus" air defense system hit the R-29RMU2 "Sineva" intercontinental ballistic missile launched by the submarine nuclear-powered missile cruiser "Tula" from the Laptev Sea at the "Chizha" training ground in the Arkhangelsk region. The S-500 air defense system confirmed all its characteristics, including the ability to hit hypersonic weapons. SAM 55Р6М "Triumfator-M" is a fifth-generation anti-aircraft system developed by the Almaz-Antey concern. A special feature of the complex is its ability to operate against a wide range of targets at altitudes up to 200 km and at a range of up to 600 km, target detection range up to 2000 km. The main task of the complex is to intercept cruise and ballistic missiles, but it can also hit low-orbit satellites. The S-500 air defense system must be covered by short- and medium-range air defense. It is also planned to develop a ship version of the promising S-500 air defense systems for Project 23000 Storm aircraft carriers. The complex includes: a combat control point 85Zh6-1, a long-range detection radar 60K6, an antenna post with a phased array radar operating in the X-band and optionally other systems. The air defense system uses 77N6-N, 77N6-N1 and 40N6 missiles. The S-500 air defense system is mounted on a BAZ-69096 chassis with a 10×8 wheel arrangement. The cost of one division of the S-500 air defense system is about 2 billion dollars, this is 4 times more expensive than the S-400 air defense system, but the complex is unique and better than the American THAAD missile defense system worth 3 billion dollars. It is known that the S-500 Prometheus complex will begin to enter the Russian armed forces in 2024, but the number of such systems has not been disclosed.

SlothmanAllen said:

Want me to blow some peoples minds?

I don't have the tweet handy, but someone recently posted a tweet of a US DOD report showing that in 1995 the US had five plants manufacturing 155mm rounds with combined capacity to build ~850,000 shells per month when using three eight hour shifts a day for five days a week!

Talk about lost industrial capacity!

EDIT: They could have produced enough shells for everybody lol and still had some left over for themselves lmao!

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Neoliberals really convinced everybody that Toyota's just-in-time lines applied to everything, it seems

SlothmanAllen said:

Want me to blow some peoples minds?

I don't have the tweet handy, but someone recently posted a tweet of a US DOD report showing that in 1995 the US had five plants manufacturing 155mm rounds with combined capacity to build ~850,000 shells per month when using three eight hour shifts a day for five days a week!

Talk about lost industrial capacity!

EDIT: They could have produced enough shells for everybody lol and still had some left over for themselves lmao!

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The destruction of US industry is unimaginable.
On the other hand Russia is also very far away from the Soviet Union numbers, although they almost have a excuse in losing many republics as well as population and capital flow in the 90s

SlothmanAllen said:

Want me to blow some peoples minds?

I don't have the tweet handy, but someone recently posted a tweet of a US DOD report showing that in 1995 the US had five plants manufacturing 155mm rounds with combined capacity to build ~850,000 shells per month when using three eight hour shifts a day for five days a week!

Talk about lost industrial capacity!

EDIT: They could have produced enough shells for everybody lol and still had some left over for themselves lmao!

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It's the US have ''wonderwaffe ammunition'' mentality. Seller have done a switch to better capabilities so for them it's not a loss in industrial capacities. (I'm a bit sarcastic)

Why having giant infrastructures and building million of ammo at 1k $ each when you can just build 1000 of wunderwaffe ammo and sell them at 1 million each in a barn sized facilities... it's money talk.

sheogorath said:

Neoliberals really convinced everybody that Toyota's just-in-time lines applied to everything, it seems

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Santamaria said:

The destruction of US industry is unimaginable.
On the other hand Russia is also very far away from the Soviet Union numbers, although they almost have a excuse in losing many republics as well as population and capital flow in the 90s

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Atomicfrog said:

It's the US have ''wonderwaffe ammunition'' mentality. Seller have done a switch to better capabilities so for them it's not a loss in industrial capacities. (I'm a bit sarcastic)

Why having giant infrastructures and building million of ammo at 1k $ each when you can just build 1000 of wunderwaffe ammo and sell them at 1 million each in a barn sized facilities... it's money talk.

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Is just-in-time production and "wonderwaffe ammunition" really a problem if don't intend to keep a global military footprint? Had their geopolitical ambitions lined up with their economic policies I don't really see a problem.

Santamaria said:

The destruction of US industry is unimaginable.
On the other hand Russia is also very far away from the Soviet Union numbers, although they almost have a excuse in losing many republics as well as population and capital flow in the 90s

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The Soviet Union had four major tank factories. Kharkov, Leningrad, Nizhny Tagil, and Omsk. The Russians only have two left (Nizhny Tagil, Omsk). And of those Nizhny Tagil is the only one operating at full rate.
But the US is much worse. They only have the Lima plant which can't even build whole new tanks from scratch. They just refurbish tanks with a "production" rate even worse than the Russian Omsk plant.