Russia’s Soviet-era T-72 Main Battle Tank (MBT) has proven to be a key asset in the Ukraine War, outperforming even newer tank models like the Russian T-14 Armata and NATO-supplied systems like the U.S. Abrams and German Leopard-2.
Another point that proves the American military industrial complex is good at weapons but not at war.
It highlights the typical capitalist need for planned obsolescence.
A socialist military plans for the survivability and reparability of it’s personnel and machines. The capitalist wants the machine to have expensive repairs. If people die? Oh well.
Interesting article
Look at any deployment of a new piece of equipment in the military, a ton of staff to teach how to use, a tone of staff to deliver the equipment, the. a tom of staff to maintain. Logistics are always important in war but the US requires so much more of it than other countries
Another point that proves the American military industrial complex is good at weapons but not at war. It highlights the typical capitalist need for planned obsolescence. A socialist military plans for the survivability and reparability of it’s personnel and machines. The capitalist wants the machine to have expensive repairs. If people die? Oh well. Interesting article
Look at any deployment of a new piece of equipment in the military, a ton of staff to teach how to use, a tone of staff to deliver the equipment, the. a tom of staff to maintain. Logistics are always important in war but the US requires so much more of it than other countries