Just how much hurt Soviet Artillery will bring to bear....

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Going through a copy of FM 100-2-1 Soviet Army Operations and Tactics and found a table that may be of interest...

Norms governing ammunition expenditure for the destruction or suppression of stationary, unobserved targets at ranges of 10km or less.

Fire coverage is calculated in number of rounds per hectare (a hectare is 10,000 square meters, the equivalent of 2.47 acres).

Target is a battery of SP howitzers, effect is target destruction; rounds fired:
122mm = 450; 130mm = 360; 152mm = 270; 203mm = 120; 120mm mortar = 450; 160mm mortar = 220; 240mm mortar = 120; 122mm MRL = 560

Target is battery of towed artillery in dug-in positions, effect is target suppression; rounds fired: 122mm = 240; 130mm = 220; 152mm = 180; 203mm = 100; 120mm mortar = 240; 160mm mortar = 160; 240mm mortar = 100l 122mm MRL = 400

Target is dug-in troops & weapons, tanks, IFVs & APCs in hasty prepared positions, effect is target suppression; rounds fired: 122mm = 150; 130mm = 150; 152mm = 110; 203mm = 45; 120mm mortar = 140; 160mm mortar = 85; 240mm mortar = 45; 122mm MRL = 240

target suppression has a high probability (90%+) that 25-30% of the elements in the target group or no longer combat effective and/or that 25-30% of the elements in the target area.

target destruction has a high probability (90%+) that at least 50% of the target area has been destroyed or rendered combat ineffective.

The above examples are based on number of rounds fired by a battalion and should be read as a battalion of 122mm OR a battalion of 130mm....any target that would require eight battalions worth of artillery, mortar and MRL would also be a likely target for a tacnuke.