Will the Russian Army run out of artillery by November when it has run out of strength to go on the offensive? The actual situation of the Russian army and the battle situation analysis as seen from the wear rate of various weapons (1/5) | JBpress (JBpress)

Analysis of the actual state of the Russian army and the battle situation as seen from the wear rate of various weapons

The HIMARS provided by the United States to Ukraine has produced tremendous results.

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1.Six months following the invasion, changes in the fighting styles of both armies

Six months have passed since the Russian army invaded Ukraine.

An overview of the battles between the two armies during this period shows that at the beginning of the invasion, battles were mainly fought with tanks/armored vehicles and anti-tank weapons, and attacks were carried out by artillery and fighter planes to support these.

After that, losses of tanks, armored vehicles, and fighter aircraft gradually increased, and counter-artillery warfare and attacks by drones increased in place of these.

Close combat between the two armies (image)

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Artillery and fighter aircraft supporting close combat units by Russian forces (image)

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Anti-artillery warfare by Ukrainian forces (image)

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In other words, at the beginning of the invasion, battles were fought on the front lines (close combat), in which the enemy was shot while visually confirming them, then artillery battles, in which they were fired from more than 10 kilometers away from the front lines. It means that the anti-artillery warfare that attacks the artillery is increasing.

For anti-artillery warfare, long-range, precision-guided artillery shells, multiple rocket launchers, and self-destruct drones are often used.

Ukraine, which excels in anti-artillery warfare, appears to be winning. Nonetheless, their numbers are small, and they have not reached the stage where they have achieved great results.

Fighters and attack helicopters were very active in the early days of the invasion. At the time, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was demanding that the West “needs fighter planes.”

However, at present, such sorties are not carried out frequently, probably because fighter planes have been shot down by air defense weapons.