(May 10, 2022 at 2:47 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(May 10, 2022 at 2:43 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote: High casualty rate amongst officers might have a salutary, mind focusing effects on those who might wish their turn to not come too soon.
It very well might, in Western military organizations. But - as you’ve implied - Russian military thinking is fairly calcified. Their go-to move is to go bigger, not better.
Boru
It goes right to weapons design.
Consider the AK47 vs the M16 (and variants).
The AK was not designed for accuracy. It was designed for ruggedness.. I had one Russian brag to me - it can be run over by a tank and still function.... Great going Ivan....
Only problem? You just got run over by a tank.
The M16 was designed for accuracy. Early rifles got a bad rep not because of fault of the rifle - but ammo problems. Yes - they are more finicky than an AK.
The Soviet ideal was to put up a wall of lead. Something would eventually connect. US doctrine was more about controlled fire. (Yes there are many examples to the contrary). But far more skill at arms was/is emphasized by US/NATO troops than former Soviet Bloc countries...
