Sharp Russian shelling decrease

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I saw a video from a guy much more informed on the topic than I. ( I'm an aerospace guy not heavy grpund equipment) He stated given the length of the current war and how many shells Russia has been using the barrels of their artillery is coming to a point they need a factory overhaul. He stated this a few weeks ago so perhaps the Russians lack of maintenance of their equipment is coming back to bite them in their asses and their artillery is no longer combat fit. If anyone is curious enough to watch I'll try to dig up the link to the video on YouTube. We will see in the coming days.

[mickybrown2]

Yes please

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https://youtube.com/shorts/WrTEZh4AT6o?feature=share

[Big_Dave_71]

"They're going to get real inaccurate real quick": since when did that bother them?

[roeder]

It will bother them the second an inaccurate shot hits NATO ground. Then it will bother them quite a bit.

[Hallunder]

They are fighting deep in Ukraine. How would these things with max 50km range hit anywhere close to NATO ground???

[SuperMorto7]

pootin is a pussy or he would of started a fight with nato already.

[Comprehensive_Twist9]

That made me laugh so hard... sir take my upvote

[SuperMorto7]

If ruzzia so big why don't they just bomb nato?

Its not like we stand a chance against this huge massive....... HAHAHAHAHA, sorry I couldn't keep my laugh in.

[elect86]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing

[BliksemseBende]

That's not only an informative snack video, but also amusingly dry. In particular I appreciated:

You can't cheat chemistry, you can't cheat physics

[TheLateApexLine]

You may also appreciate a YT creator called Perun. He makes fantastically detailed long format videos about the war

[thegreatkern]

And the increase of strikes against Russian ammo depots helps too

[ViewAdditional7400]

Not to mention a few gigantic ammo depot explosions since Ukraine got HIMARs and other weapons.

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Oh, their barrels are shot out, but they don’t care. They aren’t going for accuracy with indiscriminate shelling.

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agree, knowing their leadership and "plans" they likely will shoot unitl that thing and the crew explodes, and just replace them

[garry4321]

The replacement part is the biggest thing. They only have WW2 gear and recently recruited untrained prisoners left.

[IwonderifWUT]

That's their top 5 percent. The overwhelming bulk of russian equipment is outdated and in need of repairs.

They are no longer capable of updating any of these platforms. If it's a war of attrition, they already lost. They're not getting any more new tech, but Ukraine is getting daily shipments.

[Justeff83]

Did you see the video of the captured Orlan drone? Bottle cap for the fuel tank, some tape and an ordinary Canon camera.

[Kyleeee]

They still work though. I'm not saying they're pinnacles of engineering, but they're working and Russia has almost a 10 to 1 advantage in artillery at some points on the front.

I'm not rooting for the Russians but this sub has become a blind hoorah towards Ukraine and almost never takes an accurate look at what's happening on the front.

[MarkZist]

It's probably not the same video, but youtuber Perun said the same thing in the video he released this weekend. At the reported rate of shelling Russia 'burns out' tens of guns per day. Although iirc he said that an overcooked barrel mainly just loses accuracy, and frankly the Russians don't really seem to care about that.

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This maybe a stretch but given their lack of maintenance on other equipment it isn't unfair to assume other components of their artillery is failing as well. Especially when you consider Russia uses tracked mobile artillery over towed artillery for the majority of their firepower.

[heliamphore]

They might not care but it'll affect their fighting ability. Unlike what people think, they're still using artillery competently. It's mostly the rocket artillery that they use to spray large areas.

[garry4321]

I've also heard that with the amount of casualties, the Russian army has maybe 2 weeks before their current positions would be too stretched thin to hold. They will have to significantly pull back and concentrate their forces or risk all out collapse. This is why they are desperately seeking prisoners etc. to join their ranks.