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The first part of what you said is entirely correct. But a look at the production numbers from WWII provides some elucidation on the second point. We produced 1
by encoderer 12y ago
The first part of what you said is entirely correct. But a look at the production numbers from WWII provides some elucidation on the second point. We produced 100k aircraft in just one year. Over 60k tanks. Certainly the changing face of warfare alters the math here -- we have many force multipliers to our advantage -- but I think without question in a WWII style, fully mobilized engagement, the US is by no means fully equipped.
I mean, even if we were, how could we be? That's actually a great lesson in The Guns of August: Every general is fighting the last war.