When demonstrated for General Omar Bradley, he was impressed enough to order them built in quantity for the tanks. Eventually the prototype became an engineered product (dubbed the “Culin Rhino Device”) that was fitted to many tanks before being shipped over from England.
I wonder how long it took, from the demo for Gen. Bradley, until the device was fitted on tanks sent over from England. Hopefully not too long. Imagine the tanks being made in the US today. How long would it take before they were outfitted with the "tusks"? Senator #1: "I demand that the tusks be made in my state." Senator #2: "No - make them in my state, or I'll vote against them being made at all!"
Sorry about the off-topic mention of the F-35. I wasn't trying to astroturf. I was just feeling discouraged about our non-functional federal government. (disfunctional? unfunctional?)
Bureaucracy then and now (Score:5, Interesting)
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When demonstrated for General Omar Bradley, he was impressed enough to order them built in quantity for the tanks. Eventually the prototype became an engineered product (dubbed the “Culin Rhino Device”) that was fitted to many tanks before being shipped over from England.
I wonder how long it took, from the demo for Gen. Bradley, until the device was fitted on tanks sent over from England. Hopefully not too long. Imagine the tanks being made in the US today. How long would it take before they were outfitted with the "tusks"? Senator #1: "I demand that the tusks be made in my state." Senator #2: "No - make them in my state, or I'll vote against them being made at all!"
In related news, U.S. Air Force instructs airmen on exactly how to praise the F-35 [fortune.com]. The Air
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way to stay on topic. this is so unrelated, and i keep seeing these posts
about the f35, that i wonder this post isn't just astroturf.
Re:Bureaucracy then and now (Score:2)
Sorry about the off-topic mention of the F-35. I wasn't trying to astroturf. I was just feeling discouraged about our non-functional federal government. (disfunctional? unfunctional?)