Something tells me Cray is closer than you imagine.
Russia-Ukraine war has begun
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155 artillery shells should be one of the easier things to make … spin cast a steel sheet metal disk over a form … pour molten steel into a two part mound. Lots of Toluene in Urkrain to make TNT. From ISW…
Ukrainian Presidential Advisor Oleksandr Kamyshin stated on September 15 that Ukraine has started domestic serial production of 155mm artillery shells.[18] Kamyshin stated that Ukrainian production of defense products doubled while he oversaw the Ministry of Strategic Industries (March 2023 to September 2024) and will triple by the end of 2024. Ukraine began domestically producing NATO-standard 155mm shells in small volumes no later than September 2023 after having never produced these shells before.[19]
Ukrainian Presidential Advisor Oleksandr Kamyshin stated on September 15 that Ukraine has started domestic serial production of 155mm artillery shells.[18] Kamyshin stated that Ukrainian production of defense products doubled while he oversaw the Ministry of Strategic Industries (March 2023 to September 2024) and will triple by the end of 2024. Ukraine began domestically producing NATO-standard 155mm shells in small volumes no later than September 2023 after having never produced these shells before.[19]
It seems that UAF found a very rich target.
From ISW …
Ukrainian forces conducted a successful drone strike against a Russian missile and ammunition storage facility near Toropets, Tver Oblast on September 18. This is over halfway to St Petersburg north of Kiev.
https://news.sky.com/video/telegram...k-on-toropets-in-russias-tver-region-13217093
SAM depot losses will hamper Russian air defenses along with the cruise missile losses.
Ukrainian forces conducted a successful drone strike against a Russian missile and ammunition storage facility near Toropets, Tver Oblast on September 18. This is over halfway to St Petersburg north of Kiev.
https://news.sky.com/video/telegram...k-on-toropets-in-russias-tver-region-13217093
SAM depot losses will hamper Russian air defenses along with the cruise missile losses.
Reddit posters are saying that was (is) around 30 kilotons of explosive power.
Nagasaki was 21.
