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@[email protected]M to World [email protected] • 2 years ago

Western ammo stocks at 'bottom of the barrel' as Ukraine war drags on, NATO official warns | CNN

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Western ammo stocks at 'bottom of the barrel' as Ukraine war drags on, NATO official warns | CNN

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@[email protected]M to World [email protected] • 2 years ago
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Western militaries are running out of ammunition to give to Ukraine, NATO and British officials warned Tuesday, as they urged the bloc’s nations to ramp up production to “keep Ukraine in the fight against Russian invaders.”
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    Two million rounds of 7.62x39, as of last year, from ammo manufacturers
    not sure how much of it was in this latest US military donation

    • @[email protected]
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      Wow that’s surprising.

    • @[email protected]OPM
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      Isn’t that… Literally miniscule? Russia is churning out more than two million 152mm ARTILLERY shells every year.

      What the fuck? I’m pretty sure the state of Texas has way more than two million rounds of ammunition stashed under people’s floorboards.

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        Not talking artillery here. Talking small arms ammo. I’m pretty sure Russia doesnt come close to producing 2m artillery rounds per year. Saw an article the other day about them running out of artillary barrels. If they couldn’t manufacture enough barrels to keep up with shooting, I doubt their general manufacturing capacity.

        Outside of that, that’s two million non-NATO small arms rounds being donated by the private sector. Pretty sure the government would send M4s and SAWs with 5.56.

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          Russia is on course to produce 2.5 million artillery shell rounds this year, up from 1.7 million before the war, Watling said.

          https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/18/europe-weapons-military-industrial-base/?isMobile=1

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            I’m sure they say they are. I’ll still doubt their capability

            • @[email protected]OPM
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              Watling said

              Dr Jack Watling is Senior Research Fellow for Land Warfare at the Royal United Services Institute

      • vaalla
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        But is the correct type? .22 does not really help Ukraine.

        • @[email protected]OPM
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          There are probably enough guns in Texas to give every Ukrainian both a primary weapon and a sidearm lol

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