Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Artillery Gets Some Respect Back

FPV drones get the love. Artillery still remains critical on the battlefield. 


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Ukraine has significantly boosted its production of the 2S22 Bohdana 155mm howitzers with funds from allies under the new funding system, ... . Artillery systems remain critical in this war. ...

The Bohdana is a NATO-standard, self-propelled howitzer produced by Ukraine's Kramatorsk Heavy Duty Machine Tool Building Plant, and Goncharov described it as "a symbol of resistance and the symbol of Ukrainian industry." [emphasis added]

The offering is good

Small drones have chrome and tail fins. Artillery is a work horse in what is still a combined arms effort.

UPDATE: The Army won't be able to ramp up its production to reach its goal of producing 100,000 155mm shells per month until mid-2026

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NOTE: Photo of 2S22 from Wikipedia: By Сергій Воронков - https://armyinform.com.ua/2021/05/udoskonalenu-sau-bogdana-pereviryly-bojovoyu-strilboyu/, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=106068435