Thread: Primer Shortage...to be continued???

The biggest issue is the Western supporters cannot keep up the demand for powder for the artillery pieces.
Another bit of useless info - a lot of the Yank munitions support goes out via Mexico.

Originally Posted by zimmer

The biggest issue is the Western supporters cannot keep up the demand for powder for the artillery pieces.
Another bit of useless info - a lot of the Yank munitions support goes out via Mexico.

Why would they ship from Mexico when there a huge supply of US 155 arty and GLMRS rounds kept in storage in Israel they have already dipped into, which is much closer?

Originally Posted by dogmatix

Why would they ship from Mexico when there a huge supply of US 155 arty and GLMRS rounds kept in storage in Israel they have already dipped into, which is much closer?

Don't know but seeing it mentioned on the Yank forums but I guess forums being forums it's not unreasonable to doubt anything being posted on any forum this one included.

Oh, the powder issue wasn't a forum opinion. The article I read did the simple maths, approximately how many rounds fired a day, powder charge per round, versus manufacturers' powder capacity. Cannot remember the exact numbers but at the height of artillery use it worked out to tonnes of powder/day consumed.