Russian artillery is magnificently imprecise. In order to hit a specific target using Soviet-style artillery, you need about 10 times as many rounds as with western artillery.
When the goal is to obliterate a town, that doesn’t matter. But when you’re trying to hit a single tank, it does.
It’s more doctrine than actual machine accuracy. They plan to hit a large area as their primary technique of inflicting damage, while a NATO force waits for some kind of known target or goal (like “make this route unusable”).
It’s a doctrine dictated by machine accuracy.
There was a lot of text about the accuracy of Soviet-style artillery back in 2022 when Ukraine migrated to the western 155 mm ammunition and, at the same time, to western-made artillery.
Interesting, I’m going to have to look into that. Soviet designs usually do have larger allowances, but the fundamental way the technology works is of course the same.
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Russian artillery is magnificently imprecise. In order to hit a specific target using Soviet-style artillery, you need about 10 times as many rounds as with western artillery.
When the goal is to obliterate a town, that doesn’t matter. But when you’re trying to hit a single tank, it does.
It’s more doctrine than actual machine accuracy. They plan to hit a large area as their primary technique of inflicting damage, while a NATO force waits for some kind of known target or goal (like “make this route unusable”).
@CanadaPlus
It’s a doctrine dictated by machine accuracy.
There was a lot of text about the accuracy of Soviet-style artillery back in 2022 when Ukraine migrated to the western 155 mm ammunition and, at the same time, to western-made artillery.
Interesting, I’m going to have to look into that. Soviet designs usually do have larger allowances, but the fundamental way the technology works is of course the same.