How are the RUs able to produce weapons so cheaply? >M270

>>31819354
You don't have to be cost effective when you have the world's largest GDP.

>>31819370
sure, but if you have ten MLRS systems ready to fire and the enemy is shooting back with nine thousand BM-21s you're kind of hosed

>>31819354
>MGM-140 SSM
>comparing a theater ballistic missile to a rocket
>comparing the MLRS to a truck with rockets strapped to the back
Is this a troll thread?

>>31819354
Cheap 60s tech mate

>>31819392
>comparing the MLRS to a truck with rockets strapped to the back
Isn't MLRS just a truck with rockets?

>>31819354

>comparing a 122mm rocket to a 227mm rocket
>comparing a rocket with 20km range to a rocket with 45-84km range

A better comparison would be to the Smerch or Uragan. Russia also has the advantage of much lower labor costs over the US.

>>31819385
Infantry exist and need supply lines.

tl;dr you're retarded.

>>31819354
>a 122mm rocket costs $1.75

Factory new, made today? Nope.

>>31819404
No I believe its a whole artillery suite with fire control, computers, comm gear and navigation n shit.

the bm-21 is older and less advanced for one

>>31819431
Not to mention one M270 can cover a square kilometer with submuntions.

>>31819505
pretty sure nine hundred bm-21s can do more than a square kilometer

>>31819518
Pretty sure your math is way wrong.

>>31819354
Those are surplus price, and even then you'd either know Putin personally to get that price

A brand-new Smerch cost about the same as M240. Prolly abit less (because of cheaper labor cost and less sophisticated launcher vehicle) but there's no way you could buy one for a couple of grand

guided vs unguided
superior quality control vs inferior
100k$ a year workers vs 1000$ a year

and of course the whole point of the military industrial complex in the US is paying extra to keep companies in business & maintain industrial capacity

>>31821061
wouldn't it be cheaper then to outsource production to china? they already make our phones, may as well have them make rockets too

>>31822122
Except for the problem of handing your war production to another nation, which is kinda a bad idea unless you have a established alliance and a major land border (to avoid being cut off by enemy advances or blockades).

>>31819354
>a 122mm rocket costs $1.75
In 2005 HE rounds for BM-21 costed $218, HE round with prox fuse $1275
DPICMround for Uragan - $8700
DPICM round for Smerch - $80299

>>31819354
Hmmmm where does all that money go?

Really makes you think

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>>31819354
>How are the RUs able to produce weapons so cheaply?
State owned corporations organized for making weapons for state. Not private companies organized for making profit to shareholders.

Because the average monthly wage in Russia is $291

>>31819518
Where do you plan to get the manpower for nine hundred BM-21s? Don't forget to train, feed, cloth, maintain medical, and the plethora of other factors of having a standing army.