Why don't drones cost 1 million dollar per unit to produce like artillery shells or missiles or any kind of military thing that isnt a drone
An artillery shell costs a few hundred bucks.
Everything is cheap if you magic away the RND costs and pretend they don't exist.They are the size of a small car and cost about the same.
>>64753967155mm shells cost like $9000 each.
>>64754041Geran drones cost $45,000 to build plus $20,000 to launch
>>64754041Those are more advanced shells. Basic shells only cost a few hundred.
>>64754094Training shells are only a few hundred.Everything else, except Excalibur, are in the $2-15k range.
>>64754094Shells were cheap when nobody needed them. Once the demand appeared due to the retarded russian war the prices shot up.
>>64754094nah, anything with fuses and explosives in it is expensive since the fuses and explosive compound have to go through extensive QC
>>64754041As of the FY-22 budget $61.8 million was set aside for the procurement of 75,357 M795 (standard HE) shells. About $820 per. That doesn't factor in propellant or fuzes, mind. Those are accounted for separately.
>>64754131>Everything else are in the $2-15k rangeYeah. You pulled that shittery directly out of your ass. HE and HEAT iron is less than $500/per in literally any caliber on Earth.Even 8 fucking inch ICM is barely over $5k/per, numbnuts.There's a reason tube arty is still alive and well. It's cheap as fuck. And dumbfucks like you ain't gonna change that fact.https://www.pmulcahy.com/ammunition/howitzer_rounds.html
>>64754187M485/M1124 Pre 2023 - $1,422.97M1066/M1123 Pre 2023 - $1,187.06M116 Pre 2023 -$2,197.63M1210 2025 - $12,088.63M1122 2023 - $403.85XM1113 2025 - $11,999.10M795 2025 - $1,442.48M825A1 2023 - $3,137.02XM1128 2025 - $3,241.59C-DAEM II 2025 - $14,442.65M982A1 Excal 2025 - $295,145C-DAEM Armor - 2025 -$148,010
>>64754187>https://www.pmulcahy.com/ammunition/howitzer_rounds.htmlThat's a roleplaying source page.>The items in question are for a role-playing game, Twilight 2000.
>>64754177>This is a load of midwitteryPost the link, faggot.
>>64754191Link it, or fuck off
>>64753944Money isn't real and when we rolled really low on drone costs, nobody could be arsed to use their veto on it.
>>64754177>>64754201https://www.fieldartillery.org/news/army-to-cut-155-mm-artillery-spending-citing-budget-pressure
>>64754207It's rather fucking easy to look up.Try Army Ammunition Procurement.
>>64754201>>64754207>SOUUURRRCE>SOUUUUURRRRRRRRCE>I DEMAND SOURCES>NO I WON'T PROVIDE ANYTHING TO BACK UP MY OWN UNSUBSTANTIATED CLAIMS>POST SOOOOOURCE
>>64753944Because currently they're an alternative to those things and have to be competitive to get sold. When they're all that remains and monopolies arise, they will be millions each. Such is capitalism.
