Ukraine is running short on artillery, which is causing a slowdown in its counteroffensive. Why isn't the West meeting Ukraine's needs? The problem is production capacity: Western factories simply cannot produce the artillery shells as fast as Ukraine can fire them. Investing in production capacity could easily bridge the gap. However, weapons manufacturers are nervous that demand for shells will disappear as soon as the war ends, leaving the infrastructure investments unprofitable. This video explains how guaranteed contracts solve that problem and simultaneously encourage Russia's retreat even before the assembly lines are up and running.

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[–] Will_Phelps@mastodon.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

@skillissuer Hey man, I'm not disagreeing. I only said that the more one relies on lesser trained troops with eastern doctrine, one increasingly uses artillery. We're on the same page.

Artillery is indispensable in large scale combat operations.