Comments by "James the Other One" (@jamestheotherone742) on "The horrors of British & US Logistics in WW2" video.

  1. I give the rant at the end half of the video a solid 6.3. The Rag-tag circus" of the 83rd Infantry Div. is the perfect embodiment of the logistics failures of that Allied logistics staff. Besides stealing from their own side, they stole from the Germans too. War is never efficient. Simply the friction of war, the hurry up, spot shortages, not to mention the actions of the enemy, means you really can't think of "military economics" in the same way as civilian demand economics. Its also not practical. It would be an administrative nightmare to have an incentive or bonus type program. And it would get incredibly corrupted almost instantly. Also, on the frontlines, you are NOT going be able to set up competing mess facilities and let the Joes decide which one they want to go to for.... a million reasons. Stick to tanks. ;+P
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