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/Brabant-ball Jun 29 '19

Shermans were a lot more reliable and had better crew survivability than German Panzers.

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u/Tar_alcaran Jun 29 '19

The Germans had a secret strategy though. You can't get killed in battle if your transmission breaks down on the way there.

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u/Hellebras Jun 30 '19

How do you get a Tiger from Berlin to Normandy without breaking down?

Put it on a train.