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In the latest of several scandals involving European built weapons supplied to the Ukrainian Military for its ongoing war against Russia, Italian armaments have been harshly criticised for their quality with the Mod63 120mm mortar in particular singled out. “They are much worse than their Soviet equivalents from WWII,” Ukrainian reports indicated, with issues with ammunition deliveries from Italy further limiting the assets’ usefulness. “Today we are barely able to fire two rounds per minute that do not fly beyond 3-4 km, less than half of what we expected. We are trying to replace them with much more advanced Swedish mortars,” reports from the front indicated. Italy has spent close to half a billion dollars on arms shipments to Ukraine since the outbreak of the Russian Ukrainian War in February, during which artillery has gained central importance to the war efforts of both sides. German weapons have also been particularly singled out for criticism due to their questionable quality, with the performances of several kinds of systems cited as examples. German media outlet Der Spiegel reported in late July that Panzerhaubitze 2000 self propelled artillery guns, touted by several Western sources as being the most capable in the world, showed significant signs of “wear and tear” after just a month in service, breaking down, and forcing Ukraine to rely more on its artillery acquired from other sources. American and Soviet artillery and equipment has proven significantly more reliable, and has been relied on heavily.
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