"Russia's vanishing heavy artillery" Topic

Russia's artillery – once the backbone of its invasion strategy – is being dismantled piece by piece. Ukraine's use of drones, advanced targeting systems, and real-time reconnaissance has flipped the battlefield. Nearly 30,000 artillery systems have been destroyed, forcing Russia to rethink its tactics.

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According to the source "The Military Balance 2025", at the beginning of 2025, the Russian army had 5,157 artillery systems in service (this number does not include about 1,300 anti-tank 100-mm MT-12 guns).

Self-propelled guns: more than 64 units of 120-mm (2S23 Nona-SVK, 2S34 and "Floks" 2S40), 400 units of 122-mm 2S1 "Gvozdika", 600 units of 152-mm 2S3 "Akatsiya", 100 units of 152-mm 2S5 "Giatsint-S", 150 units of 152-mm 2S19 and 2S19M1 "Msta-S" and 300 2S19SM2 "Msta-SM", 8 units of 152-mm 2S35 "Koalitsiya-SV" and 20 2S43 "Malva" of the same caliber. 203-mm self-propelled guns are represented by 50 units of 2S7M "Malka" and 75 units of 2S7 "Pion". Plus 240-mm self-propelled mortars 2S4 "Tulip" – 39 pieces. But all the figures voiced refer to the guns currently in use, and there are also reserves: 1000 pcs. 122-mm 2S1 "Gvozdika", more than 500 pcs. 152-mm 2S3 "Akatsiya", 300 pcs. 2S5 152-mm "Giatsint-S", 50 pcs. 152-mm 2S19 "Msta-S" and more than 50 pcs. 203-mm 2S7 "Pion". Plus 160 pcs. 240-mm mortar 2S4 "Tulip". Towed guns: 25 pcs. x 120-mm 2B16 "Nona-K", 200 pcs. x 122 mm D-30 and 50 pcs. M-30 of the same caliber, 50 pcs. x 130 mm M-46, 150 pcs. x 152 mm 2A36 "Giatsint-B", 150 pcs. x 152 mm 2A65B "Msta-B", more than 20 pcs. 152 mm D-1 and 50 pcs. D-20 of the same caliber. According to their calculations, this is all the reserve guns in combat readiness. There are also 4,050 non-self-propelled guns in reserve that require de-preservation and restoration repair. Among the 122 mm guns, this includes "more than 1,000" D-30, "more than 1,000" M-30. Let's add to this 300 units of 130 mm M-46, 350 pcs. x 152 mm 2A36 "Giatsint-B", 100 pcs. x 152 mm 2A65B "Msta-B", 500 pcs. x 152 mm D-1 and 700 pcs. D-20 of the same caliber. The British also found 100 very ancient ML-20 in storage… Although. And these museum exhibits can come in handy if necessary)))

MLRS. There are 1131 units. 36 pcs. TOS-1, "several" TOS-2 and "several TOS-3". 650 units of 122 mm BM-21 "Grad", 200 pcs. x 122 mm 9K51M Tornado-G, 175 units of 220 mm 9P140/9K512 Uragan-1M, 50 units of 300 mm 9A52 Smerch and 20 units of 9K515 Tornado-S of the same caliber. This is used in the Russian army now. Reserve: 1,350 MLRS. 100 BM-13 (I wonder where they found them in our warehouses? But it is possible…). The rest sounds more plausible. 500 units of 122 mm BM-21 Grad, 200 units of 122 mm 9P138 Grad-1 and 550 units of 220 mm 9P140 Uragan.

Artillery systems supplied by the North Koreans are not taken into account…

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Russia revised its tactics for a completely different reason. For the same reason that in the First World War the most effective attacks were made by small groups of stormtroopers. And tanks – but in this war they are too vulnerable.