"Outgunned" - Artillery & The War in Ukraine - Developments, lessons, & logistics

We've talked a lot about the weaknesses of the Russian army in the past, including the difficulties it has faced attempting a war of rapid maneuver in February and March and bringing sufficient infantry forward to support its armoured vehicles.

But one very clear strength of the Russian military is is artillery corps. Russia has guns, lots of guns, and deep stocks of ammo leftover from the old Soviet Union.

In this video we explore the pre-war Russian and Ukrainian artillery forces, look at the way the artillery war has evolved to date, how logistics may impact the sustainability of both forces going forward, and what lessons forces around the world might (tentatively) take from the war so far, based on the information in the public domain.



Pretty good analysis from this channel. His questions about the Russian Artillery running out of replacement barrels is questionable. The Russians have been at war in Syria for a number of years and they have been supporting forces in the Donbass for 8 years. The doubts of Russian capabilities here don't gel with the admitted casualties reported on the Ukrainian side. They are being chewed up despite the fortifications and the doubts aired here.

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 17, 2022.]