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

Link to the article: https://journal-neo.su/2024/03/26/the-growing-weakness-of-western-artillery-capabilities/ - 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): https://www.defensenews.com/land/2024/03/11/us-army-scraps-extended-range-cannon-artillery-prototype-effort/ Defense News - US Army readies new artillery strategy spurred by war in Ukraine (August 2023): https://www.defensenews.com/land/2023/08/01/us-army-readies-new-artillery-strategy-spurred-by-war-in-ukraine/ CNN - Exclusive: Russia producing three times more artillery shells than US and Europe for Ukraine (March 11, 2024): https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/10/politics/russia-artillery-shell-production-us-europe-ukraine/index.html Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR