Lot’s of details were misrepresented. Things like filling the gas tanks with water and loading ammo with sand during live fire tests may seem like cheating. But penetration into the magazine or fuel tank can tell you the vehicle is vulnerable to secondary explosions without those explosions turning the vehicle into confetti.
To the average Joe, any military development project is going to look like a boondoggle. They don’t know about procurement bureaucracies, economies of scale, or the expense of product development. The Ford company spent more to develop the Taurus than the US spent to develop the B2.
I’m also going to put on my tinfoil hat for a second and say that lots of myths about American Military incompetence are encouraged. It’s a good thing that our enemies think that our equipment is dogshit and our Generals are corrupt.
Lot’s of details were misrepresented. Things like filling the gas tanks with water and loading ammo with sand during live fire tests may seem like cheating. But penetration into the magazine or fuel tank can tell you the vehicle is vulnerable to secondary explosions without those explosions turning the vehicle into confetti.
To the average Joe, any military development project is going to look like a boondoggle. They don’t know about procurement bureaucracies, economies of scale, or the expense of product development. The Ford company spent more to develop the Taurus than the US spent to develop the B2.
I’m also going to put on my tinfoil hat for a second and say that lots of myths about American Military incompetence are encouraged. It’s a good thing that our enemies think that our equipment is dogshit and our Generals are corrupt.
I dunno, I am a engineer in the defense industry and pentagon wars got a lot right in terms of what it’s like
That does make sense.