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Is one in five such a bad ratio for useful innovation? It might speak to there being some problems with state-side testing of devices for appropriateness on th
by munk-a 6y ago
Is one in five such a bad ratio for useful innovation?
It might speak to there being some problems with state-side testing of devices for appropriateness on the battlefield but a 20% success rate of cutting edge equipment seems pretty good. Infantry folk are probably going to use the useful bits and pack away the useless ones - that feedback will eventually trickle back to fulfillment and the kit will be updated.
Also - I have a lot of faith in infantrymen finding really creative uses for tech that folks in the lab might disregard.
- remarkEon 6y agoYou make a good point. I don't know, it might be. I'm thinking of all the absolutely bonkers things that all sides in WWII came up with that were obviously expensive to develop but never really saw usefulness.