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Why Ukraine Now Prefers Unguided 155 mm Artillery Shells Over Guided Ones Pro

Ukraine's artillery brigades are choosing unguided 155 mm shells over guided rounds like the M982 Excalibur. Here is why – and what the 2S22 Bohdana, SH-15 and NESCOM tell us about Pakistan's own artillery path.

By Bilal Khan · · 13 min read
Armored self-propelled artillery vehicle with a long gun, camouflaged with netting in an open field under a blue sky.

Ukraine’s artillery brigades are choosing unguided 155 mm artillery shells over guided rounds such as the M982 Excalibur, and shifting the accuracy work onto the gun itself.

The commander of Ukraine’s 7th Artillery Brigade – known as “Gregit” – Lt. Colonel Vitaliy Kornienko (call sign “Hephaestus”) set out the practice in an interview with Oboronka, describing how his unit combines first-person-view (FPV) drones with tube artillery.

The pattern carries directly into Pakistan Army procurement, which is fielding comparable 155 mm/52-calibre platforms and building out its own artillery ammunition base.

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