How Embarrassing! South Korea to lend 500,000 rounds of artillery shells to US

[JohnDB]

They are.

With demand high in Ukraine, US Army ramps up artillery production

As Ukraine rapidly burns through 155mm artillery rounds to fight back the Russian invasion, the U.S. Army is scrambling to increase production capacity.

www.defensenews.com

Article said they are going to go from 15,000/month to 90,000/month manufacturing capacity. 8 times the rate....where that's good....but I'd dare say it isn't enough. Might could use a bit more.
Also they awarded contracts last year....final awarding isn't finished yet. But that's because of quality concerns obviously. Look at how little money the contracts are for....its of special note. Can't be buying duds or shells that blow off too soon or whatever.
Then there's all the specialty shells. Ones that drop mines and bomblets and fragmentation (shrapnel) and my personal favorites....armor piercing and bunker piercing (for those hard to reach places)

155mm howitzers can shoot a huge variety of munitions....and with rocket assist they can go for miles and miles just like HIMARS rockets. They can fire HE of course and the types previously stated but also munitions that have laxatives (gives everyone dissentary) aka chemical warfare, electronic jamming, electricity jamming (emp similar but not an EMP) illumination (turns on the lights at night) or even nuclear payloads. There's a HUGE variety of shells that they can produce. I can't say all the varieties....but some of its kinda scary.

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Embarrassing? why OP?

This Biden stolen Adminstration is the scum of this Earth.....and it is fully expected for them to be getting artillery from third word countries...

LOL! So..South Korea is a Third World Country, is it? BTW..it's the 11th largest economy in the world..with a per capita income of over $43,000

Is South Korea a Third World Country?

South Korea has grown in popularity over the past decade, with its K-pop music and K-dramas infiltrating homes in many countries worldwide. Its popular foods are also found in supermarkets and at farmers markets almost everywhere. However, is South Korea a third-world country or a developed...

journeyz.co

7 Reasons Why South Korea Is Not A Third World Country - Global Affairs Explained

The term ‘third world’ is generally used to describe nations that suffer from widespread and extreme poverty. The phrase was coined in the 1950s actually to mean countries that were

globalaffairsexplained.com

 

[Unkotare]

Embarrassing? why OP?

This Biden stolen Adminstration is the scum of this Earth.....and it is fully expected for them to be getting artillery from third word countries...

“3rd world countries “?

 

[Independent thinker]

This would have never happened under Trump. The U.S. has to beg for artillery shells from countries we have service members stationed in, so they can supply a new war this country cannot afford. Never in my lifetime would I have thought this.

MSN

www.msn.com

It wasn't too long ago that Russia (even after the collapse of the Soviet Union) and the US were the two biggest superpowers in the world. Now both are nothing but laughing stocks.

 

[miketx]

This would have never happened under Trump. The U.S. has to beg for artillery shells from countries we have service members stationed in, so they can supply a new war this country cannot afford. Never in my lifetime would I have thought this.

MSN

www.msn.com

I get it, you want us to spend our money on them.