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Originally Posted by Schwartzritter
The only thing more shameful than the Mark 14 torpedo debacle in American Military History is the bulk of America's performance in the War of 1812.  The torpedo scandal reflected much of the apathy existing towards the Navy during the Interwar Years. Insufficient funding, poor testing and the cardinal sin of "assumption" pretty much left the submarines impotent in many attacks. Funny thing is that the Germans experienced the same assumption failures regarding ENIGMA intercepts and decoding. |
For most nations, during a time of peace, the military in general gets cut from the funding list. Only a skeleton defense army is kept, and bare bones navy remains only to act as an immediate defense force. Apathy is the worst scourge of any country, and usually comes from arrogant politicians.