{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "Of all the histories of weapons/systems I've read, over hundreds of years, there seem to be only a few variants\n\nI. The weapon...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/164435252003/", "html": "<p>Of all the histories of weapons/systems I&rsquo;ve read, over hundreds of years, there seem to be only a few variants</p>\n\n<p>I. The weapon is adopted due to the personal support, possibly corrupt, of an influential patron AND</p>\n\n<p>A) it is a revolutionary advance<br/>\nB) it is an advance, but too expensive to justify<br/>\nC) it is suited to a theoretical situation or tactics that never arise</p>\n\n<p>II. The weapon is adopted after extensive testing incorporating multiple variables AND</p>\n\n<p>D) it is a solid workhorse<br/>\nE) it is widely reviled as shit by users (tho maybe not quartermasters)<br/>\nF) it completely fails under battlefield conditions and requires multiple revisions</p>\n\n<p>Might get this from a poor sample, do pass on your favorite exceptions. I would expect to run into I.F more often, but given that cost tracks complexity maybe that bottlenecks on B first</p>"}