How expensive is Modern Warfare? Look at the value of weapons lost by Russia. Just 5 pieces exceed 1 billion
Preface: As the saying goes, "When a cannon goes off, there is ten thousand taels of gold." War is about the economy. With the continuous progress and development of human science and technology, weapons and equipment have also gradually From the broadswords and spears of the past, they have evolved into today's aircraft, cannons and various cutting-edge weapons. The continuous improvement of the level of weapons and equipment has brought about the continuous soaring of costs. We often hear that a long-range fire can be fired for several hundred million and it will be gone. A long-range fire rocket is a Santana . A screw on the aircraft carrier is like a luxury car, and a salvo of close-in defense guns is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. However, for a modern military, these equipment are only basic equipment, and the cost of using cutting-edge equipment is far more than this. Therefore, as weapons and equipment continue to rise in modern warfare, the cost of war is also rising.
So how much does Modern Warfare cost? In this issue, we will make some calculations based on the losses of Russian weapons and equipment in the Russo-Ukrainian War to see how much a modern war that takes place today costs.
Today, the Russia-Ukraine war has entered its 44th day. The two sides are still in the crossfire. There has been no substantial progress in the negotiations between the two countries. It is currently unknown where the future war situation will go, but as time goes by As time goes on, whether it is Ukraine or Russia, the losses and consumption of weapons and equipment continue to rise. Ukraine's navy and air force were almost completely wiped out. More than 90% of Ukraine's aircraft tanks have been destroyed, and they can only rely on ground warfare to confront the Russian troops.
According to the current public data, the specific losses of Russia and Ukraine are as follows:
Published loss data
Ukraine’s losses
Judging from the public data, the losses of Ukraine’s helicopters and drones have reached 100%.
Among them, there were 50 drones, 398 of which were destroyed, and 55 helicopters, of which 91 were destroyed (the excess were aid models from Western countries.)
As for the Air Force, the Ukrainian Air Force had a total of 132 aircraft before the war broke out. Of the various combat aircraft, 125 have been destroyed so far, with a loss rate of 95%, which is almost equivalent to the annihilation of the entire army. The Ukrainian Air Force has completely lost its air superiority.
The losses of army tanks are also not small. Before the war broke out, Ukraine had a total of 2,172 tanks. Now, 1,969 have been destroyed, with a loss rate of 91%. From the data point of view, Ukrainian Army is about to lose all its tanks. equipment, without the cover and fire support of tanks, the Ukrainian Army will be even more passive.
In addition, the losses of armored vehicles and air defense systems both exceeded 50%. Before the outbreak of the war, Ukraine had a total of 3,309 armored vehicles. Now, 1,873 of them have been destroyed, with a loss of 57%.
Ukraine had 403 air defense systems before the war broke out, but now 226 have been destroyed, a loss of 56%.
Among them, the losses of artillery were relatively small. Before the outbreak of the war, Ukraine had a total of 1,960 artillery pieces. Now, 852 of them have been destroyed, a loss of 43%.
From the data point of view, Ukraine's main equipment has been basically lost, and some losses have reached 100%. They can only rely on external assistance. The loss of tanks, for example, has also reached 91%. In the future, if Ukraine does not receive continued support from Western countries, the Ukrainian army will have to use its weapons to resist Russia's attack.
Russia's losses
From the perspective of losses, Russia's loss rate is much smaller. Of course, this has a lot to do with the larger scale of the Russian army's weapons and equipment.
Like Ukraine, the weapons and equipment with a relatively high loss rate in Russia are also drones and helicopters.
In terms of drones, Russia had a total of 500 drones before the war broke out, of which 94 were destroyed, a loss of 18.8%.
Before the outbreak of the war, Russia had 948 helicopters, but now 134 have been destroyed, a loss of 14.1%;
As for air force combat aircraft, before the outbreak of the war, Russia had a total of 1,391 combat aircraft of various types, of which 150 were destroyed and a loss of 14.1%. 10.8%;
tanks, Before the outbreak of the war, Russia had a total of 9,780 vehicles. Now, 676 vehicles have been destroyed, a loss of 6.9%. In terms of
armored vehicles, before the outbreak of the war, Russia had a total of 15,857 armored vehicles. Today, 1,858 vehicles have been destroyed, a loss of 11.7%; in terms of
artillery, Russia had a total of 5,494 artillery pieces of various types before the war broke out, and now 332 have been destroyed, a loss of 6.0%.
Among them, the air defense system suffered the smallest loss. Before the war broke out, Russia had a total of 2,234 air defense systems of various types. Today, only 55 systems have been destroyed, and the loss is only 2.5%.
From the data point of view, Russia's overall loss rate is obviously lower than that of Ukraine. But judging from the actual number of losses, Russia is generally not lower than Ukraine. The emergence of such a situation is related to the huge size of the Russian army. The Russian army has significantly more weapons and equipment of all kinds than Ukraine, so that with basically similar losses, Russia's loss rate is lower than Ukraine's.
Not only that, compared to Ukraine, Russia has a complete military-industrial system and can achieve self-sufficiency in various weapons and equipment. As for Ukraine, it does not have a complete military-industrial system. Various combat aircraft, drones, anti-aircraft missile systems, etc. are basically unable to achieve self-sufficiency. If one is destroyed, one will be missing. If there is no strong support from Western countries in the future, then Ukraine will Life in the army is rare.
The reason why Ukraine can cause such heavy losses to Russian tanks, armored vehicles, helicopters and combat aircraft is largely caused by the anti-tank missiles and portable air defense missiles aided by Western countries.
Therefore, just from the loss of weapons and equipment, it is a large expense for Russia. Russia deployed a total of 200,000 troops in the Russo-Ukrainian war, and the cost of the war was not only the loss of weapons and equipment, but also the expenditure on personnel, ammunition, various fuels, and sanctions from Western countries. economic losses.
According to British forecast data, the daily consumption of Russia's military operations and the losses caused by sanctions from Western countries are between 1.5 and 2 billion US dollars per day. The conflict between the two sides has lasted for 44 days, and Russia's various losses and expenses ranged from US$66 billion to US$88 billion. Compared with the 1991 Gulf War, this estimate is still conservative. According to data released by the U.S. Congress, in the 42 days of the Gulf War, the multinational forces led by the United States spent a total of more than 113 billion U.S. dollars ( Among them, the United States spent more than 60 billion U.S. dollars, and several countries including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and NATO spent a total of 53 billion U.S. dollars).
The average daily expenditure is about 2.7 billion US dollars. You must know that this was 30 years ago. If we put it today, the daily expenditure is at least 10 billion US dollars. Of course, compared to Russia's situation this time, Russia is fighting at home and uses fewer cutting-edge weapons. The consumption of cutting-edge equipment in the war is far less than that of the Gulf War. Its main loss is mainly the sanctions imposed on Russia by Western countries. economic impact.
According to the forecast of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, due to the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war, Russia's GDP may decline by 7.3% in 2022, calculated based on Russia's GDP of 1.77 trillion US dollars in 2021. Russia's GDP will decrease by US$129.2 billion in 2022. Coupled with the losses in weapons and equipment caused by the ongoing conflict, Russia is expected to lose more than US$200 billion in 2022. This is the impact of the war (the specific losses will depend on the situation. towards).
Of course, it is difficult to accurately calculate the specific losses because the aspects involved are too wide. But we can see how much modern warfare costs based on several pieces of equipment that Russia has lost a lot of money to.
is only 10 hours of Russia's various combat aircraft in 26 hours when the Russian -Ukraine conflict broke out, and there are as many as 10 various combat aircraft, including one Su 30 fighter and two Su 34 combat bomber Su Su Su 25攻击机、米24/35武装直升机各一架、2架米8运输机和一架海鹰10无人机：
被击落的苏34
其中苏30SM战斗机的出口价格大约在4500万美元左右；
Su 34 combat bomber is worth about 34 million US dollars, and the two are $ 68 million;
Twenty -25 attack aircraft is about $ 11 million, two is $ 22 million;
HTML The cost of 1 meters 24 armed helicopter is about approximate 5.5 million US dollars, meters 35 is $ 10 million, and the two are 15.5 million US dollars;
h1m 8 -transport helicopter is about 4 million US dollars, two are 8 million US dollars; The value of the machine is about 100 10,000 US dollars;
So, in just over a day, the total value of 10 aircraft lost by Russia reached nearly 200 million US dollars (about 15.9 billion ruble ) . Consumption of ammunition. To this day,
, Russian Air Force 's losses in combat aircraft mainly include Soviet 25, Su 30, Soviet 34, Il 76 and Su 35.
, the loss of the Soviet 25 attack aircraft has reached 8, with a total value of about 88 million US dollars;
Su 30 losses is 3, one is destroyed by the black troops -U, and the two are shot down during the operation. The total value is US $ 135 million;
Su 34 "Duck Both Milk Beast" combat bomber is 4, with a total value of $ 136 million;
Il 76 transport aircraft lost 2. 32800 million The US dollar, the total value of two US $ 656 million, is the largest model in the Russian Air Force;
Su 35 fighter has been shot down on April 3. First, it is also the most advanced combat equipment in China and Russia.
So, only 18 aircraft lost by the Russian Air Force alone were worth about $ 1.1 billion. In addition,
is also not small in Russia's losses in helicopters. Its lost models include m-8, Mi-24, Mi 35, meters 28 and card 52 armed helicopter . There are dozens of more, and there are also ground losses and personnel losses.
and Russia's overall loss is far more than that. The scope of their losses includes losses and expenses of military operations, as well as economic and trade losses, asset freezing loss, financial sanctions, petroleum loss, political diplomatic loss, etc., total value, etc. I am afraid that we are more than $ 200 billion in our estimated. Among them, more than 350 billion US dollars of overseas assets were frozen. Once they thoroughly tear their faces, they would lose more.
, even Russian President Putin spokesman Pesov in an interview with the British media on Thursday:
"We have suffered major losses in the soldiers, which is a huge tragedy for us"
also revealed that the Russian army is working hard to end the "special military operation", evacuated in some areas out of good intentions, and hopes that in the "next few days", in the "foreseeable future" Russia and Ukraine’s of Russia and Ukraine. Negotiations can achieve the result of Russia's desired. From this,
is not difficult to see that Russia also hopes that the conflict can end soon, and the negotiations between the two parties can achieve substantial progress.
is not difficult to see from some of the data we sorted out at the same time that the loss caused by war is difficult to estimate. In the end, we hope that Russia can reach a reconciliation as soon as possible and end the war as soon as possible. After all, the war is ruthless. In addition to the economic loss, the damage of warfire is difficult to measure with the economy.
(On April 8, 2022, please do not reprint without authorization, plagiarism must be investigated!)
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