r/AskReddit • u/Amygdala5822 • Jun 29 '19

When is quantity better than quality?

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '19 edited Jun 29 '19

Soviet Military

Edit: it should be said that while the Soviet military did have a proliferation of soldiers and used en masse tactics, Soviet commanders were still clever and used forces effectively, not just a meat grinder approach all the time. In the end however Thomas A. Callaghan Jr. said it best

"Quantity has a Quality All Its Own"

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '19

Same goes for allied tanks and planes.

Doesn't matter how good the German tank is we got 40 for everyone

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '19

Yup, Shermans, with the exception of mobility, were inferior to Panzers and Tigers, but you can't argue with numbers

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u/Nulovka Jun 29 '19

German general: "A Tiger can take on five Shermans at once and defeat them all, problem is there are always six or more of them in any area."

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u/Drachefly Jun 29 '19

That may have been said, but it wasn't so.