James Holland
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They've lost sight of what really brilliant is.
You know, really brilliant to their eyes is big, scary, big gun, lots of armor.
But actually, what conflict in World War II shows you is that you need more than that.
You need ease of maintenance. You need reliability. And the problem with having the bigger the tank... the more complex the maintenance equipment is. You know, you need a bigger hoist, which then means you need a bigger truck, which then uses more fuel. So for example, the Tiger tank is so big that it doesn't fit on the loading gauge of the European railway system.
You need ease of maintenance. You need reliability. And the problem with having the bigger the tank... the more complex the maintenance equipment is. You know, you need a bigger hoist, which then means you need a bigger truck, which then uses more fuel. So for example, the Tiger tank is so big that it doesn't fit on the loading gauge of the European railway system.
You need ease of maintenance. You need reliability. And the problem with having the bigger the tank... the more complex the maintenance equipment is. You know, you need a bigger hoist, which then means you need a bigger truck, which then uses more fuel. So for example, the Tiger tank is so big that it doesn't fit on the loading gauge of the European railway system.
You need ease of maintenance.
You need reliability.
And the problem with having the bigger the tank...
The more complex the maintenance equipment is, you know, you need a bigger hoist, which then means you need a bigger truck, which then uses more fuel.
So for example, the Tiger tank is so big that it doesn't fit on the loading gauge of the European railway system.
So they have to have different tracks to roll onto the wagons that will then transport them from A to B, you know, take them from West Germany to Normandy, then you have to take them off, then you have to take off the tracks, put on combat tracks, then move them into battle and hope that they don't break down. The problem is when you have, you start the war,
So they have to have different tracks to roll onto the wagons that will then transport them from A to B, you know, take them from West Germany to Normandy, then you have to take them off, then you have to take off the tracks, put on combat tracks, then move them into battle and hope that they don't break down. The problem is when you have, you start the war,
So they have to have different tracks to roll onto the wagons that will then transport them from A to B, you know, take them from West Germany to Normandy, then you have to take them off, then you have to take off the tracks, put on combat tracks, then move them into battle and hope that they don't break down. The problem is when you have, you start the war,
So they have to have different tracks
to roll onto the wagons that will then transport them from A to B, you know, take them from West Germany to Normandy, then you have to take them off, then you have to take off the tracks, put on combat tracks, then move them into battle and hope that they don't break down.
The problem is when you have, you start the war,
is not very automotive and you've only got 47 people for every motorized vehicle in Germany compared to three in the United States or eight in France is that you've got lots of people who don't know how to drive.
is not very automotive and you've only got 47 people for every motorized vehicle in Germany compared to three in the United States or eight in France is that you've got lots of people who don't know how to drive. It also means you haven't got lots of garages and mechanics and gas stations and so on.