Comments by "Dennis Young" (@dennisyoung4631) on "War Stories" channel.

That, and the Russians were able to design “reasonably” effective weapons that they could produce and then operate in truly large numbers…
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@trololoev the early T-34 supposedly had serious issues (e.g. with the transmission supposedly needing a mallet to shift) - and the fit and finish (in general) often was somewhat lacking. Still, though - they did work “passably”, and were able to be made and operated by the Russians of that era. You must use the people you have, especially when the situation is dire and needs desperation measures - which was definitely the case up until Bagration. By that time, the T-34 was a decent tank by any standards - turret had enough room for three, bigger gun, transmission worked for a reasonable period…. Oh, and the Russians could make diesel fuel far more readily than high octane gasoline. (Mostly just distill crude oil and filter, rather than extensive processing needed then and now for gas.) Logistics is a big deal in wartime - you need to make and then operate the gear. (“Better is the enemy of good enough.” Supposedly said by J.S.)
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@trololoev and there's the shock aspect of a rocket landing every few meters and turning the whole area into a blown up nightmare... Don't need extreme accuracy then.
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Logistics….
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“Tough old gut” - episode of “the world at war” - dealing with this campaign.
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Trouble is, those can catch fire also if they get shelled enough.
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Talking about traumatic experiences can cause you to re-experience them - as in waking nightmares. Sometimes you end up not just seeing the horror all over again - sometimes you smell it, too. This happened to me in a doctors office fifty years after the original event in the early sixties. It’s why I have a horror of hospitals, having endured something akin to medical experimentation as a toddler.
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That Churchill quote is mentioned in the “tough old gut” episode of “the world at war.” series.
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Then, there is the Poe World….
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