Resumiendo, chatarra yanqui high tech que a los 4 días está tan desgastado que deja de funcionar bien a no ser que hagas un mantenimiento exhaustivo.
Lo de siempre vamos, en el catálogo de querida progenitora. Resulta que para ahorrar peso utilizan titanio que al ser menos flexible que el acero y las ostras que mete una obús de 155mm a los 4 días empieza a quejarse. Y a la semana, una fruta semana, aquello deja de funcionar.
Para lo cual por supuesto hace falta recambio y un equipo especializado para realizar el mantenimiento.
Chatarra y de las caras.
Scott Ritter blasts the M777 for being a maintenance heavy piece of shit that wears itself out after 4 days of combat
>its design made sacrifices to reduce weight which, under combat conditions, resulted in “serious problems with metal fatigue, instability while firing, and damage inflicted by recoil quickly became apparent,” according to a fact-sheet about the system. Many of the problems faced by the M777 revolve around the materials used in its production. “There are many problems with using titanium instead of steel,” the fact-sheet notes, “rooted in the fact that while it is similarly strong, titanium alloys are much less flexible (making them more prone to metal fatigue).” Moreover, the fact sheet concludes that “this artillery piece is too light for the powerful 155 mm ammunition. The lighter a weapon is that fires a given projectile and propellant charge, the more violent its recoil is. This has resulted in the recoil-absorption mechanisms in the M777 wearing out dangerously fast in combat conditions.”
>The US Army experience at the National Training Center, in Fort Irwin, California, shows that the combat effectiveness of an M777-equipped artillery unit begins to degrade around the fourth day of operations, primarily due to maintenance issues. Left unresolved, an M777-equipped unit could find itself completely combat ineffective within a week. The US Army solution—extensive field-level maintenance supported by forward-deployment of critical spare parts and highly trained personnel—is one that can only be conducted by units trained to do so, and with the logistical infrastructure in place to allow it.
Lo de siempre vamos, en el catálogo de querida progenitora. Resulta que para ahorrar peso utilizan titanio que al ser menos flexible que el acero y las ostras que mete una obús de 155mm a los 4 días empieza a quejarse. Y a la semana, una fruta semana, aquello deja de funcionar.
Para lo cual por supuesto hace falta recambio y un equipo especializado para realizar el mantenimiento.
Chatarra y de las caras.
Scott Ritter blasts the M777 for being a maintenance heavy piece of shit that wears itself out after 4 days of combat
>its design made sacrifices to reduce weight which, under combat conditions, resulted in “serious problems with metal fatigue, instability while firing, and damage inflicted by recoil quickly became apparent,” according to a fact-sheet about the system. Many of the problems faced by the M777 revolve around the materials used in its production. “There are many problems with using titanium instead of steel,” the fact-sheet notes, “rooted in the fact that while it is similarly strong, titanium alloys are much less flexible (making them more prone to metal fatigue).” Moreover, the fact sheet concludes that “this artillery piece is too light for the powerful 155 mm ammunition. The lighter a weapon is that fires a given projectile and propellant charge, the more violent its recoil is. This has resulted in the recoil-absorption mechanisms in the M777 wearing out dangerously fast in combat conditions.”
>The US Army experience at the National Training Center, in Fort Irwin, California, shows that the combat effectiveness of an M777-equipped artillery unit begins to degrade around the fourth day of operations, primarily due to maintenance issues. Left unresolved, an M777-equipped unit could find itself completely combat ineffective within a week. The US Army solution—extensive field-level maintenance supported by forward-deployment of critical spare parts and highly trained personnel—is one that can only be conducted by units trained to do so, and with the logistical infrastructure in place to allow it.
