US Artillery Capabilities Fall Victim to “Profit Over Purpose,“ No Solution in Sight

Link to the article: - The US Army has cancelled a long-range artillery prototype because barrels were wearing out too quickly; - The US seeks to evaluate existing Western artillery systems to extend the range of American artillery systems; - This is done supposedly after learning lessons from the ongoing fighting in Ukraine; - The real problem is the collective West’s inability to mass produce weapons and ammunition; - Longer-range systems may not make them more effective on modern battlefields where counter-battery operations is conducted using long-range drones; - Russia and China are no longer lagging in terms of military capabilities or the technology associated with them, the determining factor is quantity; - 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; References: Defenses News - US Army scraps Extended Range Cannon Artillery prototype effort (March 12, 2024): Defense News - US Army readies new artillery strategy spurred by war in Ukraine (August 2023): CNN - Exclusive: Russia producing three times more artillery shells than US and Europe for Ukraine (March 11, 2024): Where to Find My Work: Website: Telegram: Twitter: Odysee (YouTube alternative): @LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): Weibo: ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): Line Group: Gab: VK (Facebook alternative): How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: Patreon: PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR