155mm proportion plummeted compared to the autumn war as an anti-air defense tank for Ukraine war
The U.S. and Europe began replacing the absolute shortage of 155mm shells, which had been hindered by mistakes in preparing for a long-term war, with the early introduction of Patriot air defense networks and M1 tanks.
As the war in Ukraine has been at a stalemate since winter, the proportion of South Korea, which possesses the largest number of 155mm shells, which became its biggest vulnerability as the Ukrainian army fired almost infinitely, has weakened, and arms support has begun to be excluded from the Korea-US summit.
John Kirby, NSC coordinator at the White House, responded to a question about President Yoon Seok-yeol's remarks on 'arms aid' at a pre-briefing for the Korea-US summit on the 20th, saying, "We are grateful that Korea has provided humanitarian aid to Ukraine in the amount of 100 million dollars." . Korea is a great ally and friend.”
Regarding Russia's possible retaliation against South Korea, he said, "What I want to remind you is that we have a treaty alliance with South Korea. We take that promise very seriously." did.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said at a meeting in Germany on the 22nd that "as the United States continues to accelerate its efforts to get it into battle as quickly as possible, it will begin training Ukrainian forces on how to use and maintain Abrams tanks in the coming weeks." revealed after.
"The decision came after defense leaders from Europe and around the world met at Ramstein Air Base to coordinate the delivery of arms and other equipment to Ukraine," the Associated Press said. and the military will last 31 weeks in a few weeks,” it reported.
The U.S. M1 training tank is being converted in the U.S. for early deployment, rather than being supplied to Ukraine for use in a war with Russia, and will likely move to the front lines when ready.
President Biden had previously predicted that the US tank would be put into operation early next year, and announced that it would be a new production.
The Associated Press continued, "Germany has established a maintenance hub for the Leopard 2 tank fleet in Poland near the Ukrainian border under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Poland and Ukraine," the German defense minister told reporters. It will take time, and work will begin at the end of May,” he said.
The announcement on the 22nd came at a meeting of ministers and representatives from 50 countries at a meeting of the U.S.-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group, which actually commands the war in Ukraine.
On this day, Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshuk visited the US-made Patriot missile system deployed on the battlefield on the 20th after being delivered a while ago.
The 155mm howitzer was offered in a variety of ways by other countries at Western European standards led by the United States, but Ukraine continued to demand more, and last year the first lady of Ukraine visited the United States.
270 HIMARS rocket launcher systems and the British M270 were issued following a weapons request.
Ukraine was receiving delivery of more than 200 heavy artillery systems from the United States and its NATO allies at the time, including the US M777, French CAESAR, German PzH 2000 and other towed and self-propelled long-range artillery systems.
Ukrainian presidential adviser Mikhailo Podolyak last year called for at least 1,000 heavy howitzers, 300 multiple rocket launchers, 500 tanks and 2,000 armored vehicles.
"Ukraine will have to fire 7,000 to 9,000 155mm shells a day as it prepares for a powerful counterattack this spring," Ukrainian parliamentarian Yehor Cherniev told reporters at a German Marshall Fund event, the Associated Press reported on the 22nd.
US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Miller said after the meeting in Germany, "I believe that American tanks will be very effective on the battlefield. I think the M1 tank will bring about change. There are no silver bullets in war."
“In recent months, the Biden administration has used presidential reduction authority to send ammunition directly from U.S. stockpiles to Ukraine without having to buy and wait for ammunition from defense contractors so that it can arrive in time for the expected Ukrainian counterattack. “The U.S. is training Ukrainian forces in Germany on how to use 155mm ammunition more effectively in combined arms tactics, and coordinates attacks with targeting information provided by forward-based troops and other armor systems to maximize damage to targets. We are trying to reduce the number of rounds required in the elimination,” the AP said.
The New York Times said, “Ukraine’s appetite for 155mm shells is essentially limitless, and American and European ammunition manufacturers say it will take years to catch up to demand.” 16 fighter jets, which could take months, if not years, to train Ukrainian pilots to fly and maintain highly technical aircraft.”
“Last week, Poland received approval to send additional MiG-29s to Ukraine, inherited from East Germany during the Cold War, and Berlin approved the export,” the NYT said. “However, Ukraine is still unable to detect targets hundreds of miles away. They want an F-16 with a sophisticated radar that is available. The F-16 allows the pilot to fire while maintaining a safe distance from Russian air defense weapons.”
Asked if he had changed his mind about providing fighter jets to Ukraine, Mark Miller, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said after a Ukrainian Defense Liaison Group (UDCG) meeting in Germany, "Ukraine's air defense systems have been functioning effectively for more than a year, and the Russian air force has been 'prudent'." "Ensuring the rigor of the air defense system is the most important thing at the moment," he said.
The NYT, which analyzed the leaked classified documents, said, “Italy and France will send an unspecified number of co-manufactured SAMP/T air defense systems to Ukraine, while the US has sent two air defense systems known as NASAM to Ukraine, one from Canada and one from Norway. “Not just one, but six more will come, and Germany recently delivered the second of four IRIS0T systems with missiles to avoid being depleted in May,” he said. It raises concerns about how quickly we are running out of missiles and other ammunition needed to
"The Soviet0era 152mm bullet, similar to the 155mm bullet, is very popular because it provides a good balance between range and warhead size," said Ryan Brobst, a research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. "If a shell is too small, it won't do enough damage and can go far. If you have a larger shell, you won't necessarily be able to fire it as far. This is the most common midpoint, and that's why it's so widely used."
The 155mm shell was developed by France in response to trench warfare in World War I, and included gas shells.
The U.S. Army fielded its own version, the M155, for World War I and was adopted as an artillery standard by the new NATO allies after the war.
In the Korean War, the 155mm was modified and modified to contain 88 submunitions in one bullet, so it is intended for the destruction of a large number of vehicles and equipment dispersed over a wide area.