At work.
Having never served I can but vicariously relate to the conversation through my interactions and conversions I've had with folks over the years who have and my arm chair perspective of history.
Every conflict to date has been unique. Every conflict's end results have been different.
Hence my focus on the perspective from the individual's point of view. Which is about the level a rifle seems to be.
I would also hazzard a guess that a force which sees its basic units simply as such might have bigger doctrinal issues to resolve. Such ideas seem to be a thing of certain past conflicts. The lessons of which were learned at a harrowing price.
I agree/note Onlinebiker's clarification about pricing and 'Procuring in bulk' etc.
Cheers.
(April 24, 2022 at 1:56 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote:(April 24, 2022 at 1:33 pm)Peebo-Thuhlu Wrote: Not my country, not my space/area.war is about achieving objectives with limited resources, resources in men and in material. A man may like to think he is all important abs deserve to be valued accordingly, But to treat him that way is to forget why he is fighting in the first place.
My thoughts/reactions to previous comments are kind of clouded by my Granfather's experiance/treatment (Probably not the right words) in WW II.
He was of the right stuff to be 'Professional Army' here in Aus in the late 1930's.
This had him training up recruits as out guys were moved to help Queen and country in North Africa.
Needless to say. The kick off in the Pacific seems to have been a rather 'Brown pants' day for folks here at the time.
The short end of the tale hence is my Grandfather ending up in New Guinea with fek all much of anything (Effectivly but I paraphrase) being asked to do the heroic impossible.
To read people arguing about the 'Price' of something that would seem fundamental to a Soldier's life?
Harkens back to Astronaut John Glenn's comment of "As I hurtled through space... my thought was 'Every part of this vehicle was procured by the lowest bidder'."
I get/understand there's a 'Price' to/for everything but.... I mean really? Are we back to thinking maybe the Sten is how to equip with a weapon? "Good, cheap, simple. You can only pick two."
I hyperbole, I'm sorry in my ramblings. It's not maybe the best of times for me atm.
Cheers.
Having never served I can but vicariously relate to the conversation through my interactions and conversions I've had with folks over the years who have and my arm chair perspective of history.
Every conflict to date has been unique. Every conflict's end results have been different.
Hence my focus on the perspective from the individual's point of view. Which is about the level a rifle seems to be.
I would also hazzard a guess that a force which sees its basic units simply as such might have bigger doctrinal issues to resolve. Such ideas seem to be a thing of certain past conflicts. The lessons of which were learned at a harrowing price.
I agree/note Onlinebiker's clarification about pricing and 'Procuring in bulk' etc.
Cheers.
