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Originally Posted by Growler
Ah, the Fulda debate: Quality vs. Quantity.
I think it was David Drake who commented in the notes for the Team Yankee comic adaptation in the 80's: "I think of those excellent Panthers - and the waves of T-34s that rolled over them."
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Its a false debate since one is not to the exclusion of the other.
But and this has been true since the dawn of times, in warfare quantity and logistics are paramount. Yes having advanced weapons will give you momentarily the edge, but against hordes of enemies you better hope to have some reserves.
You have to strike a balance between quality and quantity, americans in the last decade have shifted dangerously to the quality foremost, and quantity not so important (because each unit is costly very very costly).