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Not to mention desperation moves like the british STEN sub-machine gun which was basically what you get if you say "I need 800,000 of these and they just have t
by noir_lord 7y ago
Not to mention desperation moves like the british STEN sub-machine gun which was basically what you get if you say "I need 800,000 of these and they just have to meet these criteria, eject everything else".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-PmLxkOmaM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-PmLxkOmaM
- philwelch 7y agoThe Sten was a beautiful accomplishment. Being cheap, simple, optimized for quick mass production, and just good enough to get the job done is a perfectly legitimate set of requirements. It’s like the IKEA LACK.
- noir_lord 7y agoI never said it wasn't, My comment was on the requirements leading to the most stripped down possible design that still functioned.