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minus-squarebarsoap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoThere’s no “from WWII” about that we’re still gold-plating equipment.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoThat’s… That’s my point. We won world war 2 with equipment that was great strategically and logistically, but was merely good enough tactically. We’ve switched positions. We need to realize that a million man military can’t be gold plated.
minus-squarebarsoap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoI mean Germany is still gold-plating things. Also a million men when did you decide to cut the size of your forces in half.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoI wasn’t counting all of the reserves because we accept that they get old equipment.
There’s no “from WWII” about that we’re still gold-plating equipment.
That’s… That’s my point. We won world war 2 with equipment that was great strategically and logistically, but was merely good enough tactically. We’ve switched positions. We need to realize that a million man military can’t be gold plated.
I mean Germany is still gold-plating things. Also a million men when did you decide to cut the size of your forces in half.
I wasn’t counting all of the reserves because we accept that they get old equipment.