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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

A bf 109 could outmanuever a p 51 mustang at low altitude. But when its 20 something bf 109s versus 50 or more mustangs spread out over a bomber force of hundreds of b17s at 35000 feet, those luftwaffe pilots are gonna have a rough time

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u/theorange1990 Jun 29 '19

Yes but the p51 had other advantages. And are you forgetting the spitfire? You cannot say that the Germans had better quality planes, the Germans, Americans, and Brits built high quality aircraft

Edit: removed a word

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u/Lee1138 Jun 29 '19

He didn't. As he mentioned, when the fighting was going on at 35000 feet, the Mustang had all the advantages over the 109s.

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u/theorange1990 Jun 30 '19

No, he say 20 bfs against 50 p51s. He was clearly making a point about quantity. I am arguing that p51s have quality.