The United States May Have Found Another 5,000 Shells For Ukraine’s Biggest Artillery
www.forbes.com
The Ukrainian army’s 43rd Artillery Brigade, the sole user of the 50-ton 2S7, has plenty of howitzers. What it doesn’t have ... is enough shells.
  • seathru@lemm.eeEnglish
    102·
    11 months ago

    The article title makes it sound like they found them in a couch cushion. TL;DR The Greeks offered to sell the US 5k rounds to pass on to Ukraine.

    • Chup@feddit.deEnglish
      30·
      11 months ago

      Also the article is dated Dec 1st, quoting a Greek source article dated Nov 28th. Nearly 2 weeks old reporting.

    • profdc9@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      11 months ago

      It’s good they attached an AirTag to them. Otherwise they would have been lost forever.

    • Starkstruck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      11 months ago

      Honestly, given how the US military loses stuff all the time, I’m surprised that wasn’t the case.

      • Something Burger 🍔@jlai.luEnglish
        5·
        11 months ago

        Well, the US Army lost nuclear bombs before, so artillery shells being randomly found in a warehouse someday wouldn’t be surprising.

    • rottingleaf@lemmy.zipEnglish
      35·
      11 months ago

      Interesting, one would think Greeks are likely to suddenly need ammunition too, with that stain to the east of them.

      • Chickenstalker@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        Bruh. They both bicker but when earthquakes happen, they help each other. I find the loudest “Greek nationalists” tend to be Americans and Russian Medieval Total War gamers LARPing at being the Eastern Romans

        • rottingleaf@lemmy.zipEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          Well, I have varying experiences. I don’t think many people with Pontic ancestry would agree with you.

          It’s also easier to be friendly to Turks when your military is not that shitty, which naturally reduces the likeliness of war.