StrongPangolin3 t1_j6mvqbw wrote on January 31, 2023 at 1:42 PM

Reply to comment by Thommohawk117 in Australia and France announce joint plan to supply Ukraine with artillery shells by TheGuvnor247

yeah, the 'just in time' style production form the war on terror where a company sized force would be a big thing is kinda out the window now. We literally need millions of shells and billions of rifle rounds sitting ready. If anything, only the US was seriously stocking stuff in reserves, and that's probably only serendipitously happening because some ammo contract was in a marginal district or some shit.

bluGill t1_j6nc7p7 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 3:39 PM

I think just in time production is correct. However what we are missing is massive numbers of factories that can scale up production fast. (including their entire supply chain). That is a lot of factories that have the ability to produce 10,000 per day, but in reality only are turned on for a few hours every year to make sure everything still works.