boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoKiller drones pioneered in Ukraine are the weapons of the futurewww.economist.comexternal-linkmessage-square160fedilinkarrow-up1393arrow-down125
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minus-squareeleitl@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoI am aware. The 3 mm calibre difference has no impact on fabrication costs.
minus-squareskillissuerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agothe difference is in different cost of workforce, different manufacturing standards, different materials, different fill, different fuze (easily 1/3 of cost),
minus-squareeleitl@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoIn terms of bucks per kill the West is doing an order of magnitude worse.
russia and nk uses 152mm, not 155mm
I am aware. The 3 mm calibre difference has no impact on fabrication costs.
the difference is in different cost of workforce, different manufacturing standards, different materials, different fill, different fuze (easily 1/3 of cost),
In terms of bucks per kill the West is doing an order of magnitude worse.