Ukraine Reports Record russian Artillery Losses in June 2026, With More Than 2,000 Guns Put Out of Action | Defense Express (en.defence-ua.com)

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[-] The_v@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Towed artillery is notoriously difficult to completely destroy. Russia had a massive stockpile of rusty heaps to pull spare parts from at the start of the war. One damaged artillery plus spare parts from a few scrapped ones = a new refurbished gun.

Reportedly this is changing with Ukraine able to destroy the barrels with specialized drones or just a larger overall payload to cause more damage.

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Ukraine has some artillery they've raved about being easy to repair. Takes multiple drone hits, goes for repair and is good again in a few days. It less fancy, manual aim / control, but fancy stuff comes with its downsides if damaged.

Sometimes you just need simple and reliable. Mix it in with the fancier stuff.