> Seems like it'd sort of be like the rocket equation, but more forgiving. You're absolutely right: https://acoup.blog/2022/07/15/collections-logistics-how-di

> Seems like it'd sort of be like the rocket equation, but more forgiving. You're absolutely right: https://acoup.blog/2022/07/15/collections-logistics-how-did-they-do-it-part-i-the-problem/ https://acoup.blog/2022/07/15/collections-logistics-how-did-... > The problem in a nutshell is that anything available to these armies prior to the advent of the railroad that can carry food, also eats food (except for boats, but rivers and coastlines may well not go where you want to go). We may call this problem the ‘tyranny of the wagon equation’ as a number of readers have noticed the similarity to the tyranny of the rocket equation.