Russia has just one tank factory churning out 20 tanks a month, with demand outstripping production

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

In the 1940s the Soviet Union was able to produce 1,000 tanks a month. Today, Russia can produce just 20, with a single factory struggling to keep pace with outsized demand caused by the war in Ukraine, according to The Economist.

The British publication reported that Russia now has just one tank factory, UralVagonZavod, a massive 1930s-built industrial complex in eastern Russia.

It may be one of the largest tank manufacturers in the world, with Fortune estimating that it has 30,000 employees, but each month it is only able to produce tanks in the double digits, The Economist said, citing liberal Russian media outlet Novaya Gazeta.

That's nowhere near demand: one Western official told the publication that demand is outstripping supply by a factor of 10.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-has-just-one-tank-factory-churning-out-20-tanks-a-month-with-demand-outstripping-production-by-a-factor-of-ten-says-report/ar-AA182gFH

[Karadeniz]

1. Bomb it...

[LoisB]

2. That works for me.

[PortTack]

3. They are mostly repurposing older tank models rather than building new ones

They don’t have all the necessary tech stuff to build new ones. When they do, they are stripping the electronics and chips out of coffee makers and other small appliances

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/01/28/russia-is-refitting-old-t-72-tanks-for-the-war-in-ukraine-but-its-running-out-of-optics-for-their-crews/?sh=6a3f3a392eb5