That -- is the American way...
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Originally Posted by
Steve Blair
...It seems we have discarded most of his "good" while clinging to the "bad."
We're masters at it... :D
The thing that impressed me about the German model...
is how hands off it could be. Von Moltke the Elder had entire armies go without orders for a couple days at a time during the 1866 war. You have to have a lot of trust in your subordinates to do that.
Why are military radios the size of a dog house?
For the same reason that I am physically unable (under joint service medical regulations - under 3 counts) to turn a key as a missile launch officer, for example. Military men and machines have to be capable of all possible actions and of resisting damage from all possible reactions. At least that seems the concept (IMO). Sometimes, the result (e.g., radios that could be used as boat anchors) may seem ridiculous. Beyond that, the topic "ain't in my department, sir."