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kerouac2

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28. Saved us $177k... Or enough to feed about 600 americans for a month with SNAP

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon Oct 20, 2025, 06:58 AM

Oct 2025

60 shells? They were going to spend as much as 180000 bucks on this? Wth?

The U.S. M795 high explosive shell, the most basic type of 155mm shell, costs around $3,000, according to an Army spokesperson.

So 177000 saved by not firing the other 59 shells would cover almost 600 Americans on SNAP for a month.

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Saved us $177k... Or enough to feed about 600 americans for a month with SNAP kerouac2 Oct 2025 #28