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How much do 155 mm artillery rounds cost now? And how many are fired in Ukraine? (technology.org)
5 points by chewz on March 13, 2024 | hide | past | favorite | 4 comments


I read through the article as well as the article to which it linked. No mention of the Russian cost of such munitions, which is quite pertinent.


Soooooooooo

How about military spending now? venture capital in weapon systems companies....


TL;DR; (though it's pretty interesting)

1 standard 155mm shell costs about $3600, (up from ~$2k before the war)

And 1 smart shell (guided) around $110,000

Ukraine fires about 4-7k dumb rounds per day (Russia fires around 20k).


Ukraine fires about 4-7k dumb rounds per day (Russia fires around 20k).

What's the bet that the Russians produce a 155 mm (or thereabouts) artillery shell for a whole lot less than the Western MICs can charge. I did see somewhere that Russia can produce an artillery shell of that sort of calibre for about 2-300 bucks. (And I remember thinking that that was expensive!)




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