Battlefield pressures appear to be forcing Russian gunners to diverge from their traditional approach of massed fire.
Russia's artillery crews are suffering from logistical deficiencies as they seek to defeat Ukraine's ongoing counteroffensive in the southeast of the country and prevent a breakthrough that Kyiv hopes will bring down the Russian defense network.
A report published by the Royal United Services Institute this week said that deteriorating battlefield conditions are forcing Russian gunners to break from long-established doctrine. This is muting the impact of Moscow's"Russia's firepower traditionally relies on volume over precision. Though this remained true though the first part of Moscow's"First, the Russian forces lack the ammunition to sustain this volume of fire," the report read.
Ukrainian artillery recruits undergo a live fire training exercise on the AS90 155mm self-propelled gun, on July 27, 2023 in the southwest of the U.K. Ukraine's gunners are increasingly using NATO-made weaponry."Third, the loss of counterbattery radar and barrel wear have meant that this mass approach to fire suppression is of diminishing effectiveness." Now, RUSI said, Russian gunners are pivoting to precision over volume.
For now, though, Russian forces under pressure in southeastern Ukraine are struggling to bring their big guns to bear. Ukrainian commanders have beenRead more
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