Evidently, there is a shortage of 155 artillery ammo, and Biden let that slip during a recent TV interview.
155 is an extremely popular artillery caliber, it is a mainstay of NATO artillery and is used in the M777 platform and related systems. And, according to our Commander in Chief, we don't have enough of it. Nor do the Ukrainians.
An active shooting war will burn through ammo stocks in an unbelievable hurry It seems that we need to start cranking out 155 ammo. When you need it is not the time to start making it.
In a related note, I see that the Army is bringing out a light tank, the M10 Booker, It's main armament is the old 105mm cannon. I used the 105 on the old M60 series tank and it is a very capable cannon. But, it seems that our stocks of 105mm ammo is low, insufficient for training, much less combat.
When I was a young soldier, they taught us that amateurs think about tactics, professionals think about logistics. If an Army doesn't have the logistical tail necessary to support the troops on the front, then the battle is already lost. 155mm and 105mm ammo isn't sexy, but it is an absolute necessity. Bullets and beans is what it takes to win wars.
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It's almost like the Army and the rest of the armed forces are focused on things besides training or warfighting.
As it always has... sigh
I've read elsewhere that Ukraine wants to fire 20,000 artillery rounds a day but is only firing 12,000 a day because that's all they can get.
Meanwhile, current US production is 25,000 rounds per MONTH and the US hopes to raise that to 40,000 by 2025...
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