I've never understood the move away from the T-Rex to the Stegosaurus when the US had a whole surplus of Ankylosauruses collecting dust in the midwest. And it wasn't even like they weren't thoroughly tested, as far as I know, the BOAB (Big Old Armor Boys) program was in the last stages of R&D when they cancelled it, meaning those Ankylosauruses were almost certainly combat ready. Add to that their lower profile, thicker plating, and decreased fuel consumption when compared to the Stegas... Honestly, it was one of the great US military tech blunders, although most people only like to talk about the Lighter-Than-Air Hydrogen Bomb incidents in '43 and '45.
At any rate, it's no wonder we lost WWII. That's what happens when you let fusty military officials with WWI battle sentiments try to dictate the course of a rapidly transforming combat paradigm.
jerrythestone on October 2nd, 2018 at 17:20 UTC »
A real war hero
RamsesVanderslice on October 2nd, 2018 at 17:24 UTC »
I've never understood the move away from the T-Rex to the Stegosaurus when the US had a whole surplus of Ankylosauruses collecting dust in the midwest. And it wasn't even like they weren't thoroughly tested, as far as I know, the BOAB (Big Old Armor Boys) program was in the last stages of R&D when they cancelled it, meaning those Ankylosauruses were almost certainly combat ready. Add to that their lower profile, thicker plating, and decreased fuel consumption when compared to the Stegas... Honestly, it was one of the great US military tech blunders, although most people only like to talk about the Lighter-Than-Air Hydrogen Bomb incidents in '43 and '45.
At any rate, it's no wonder we lost WWII. That's what happens when you let fusty military officials with WWI battle sentiments try to dictate the course of a rapidly transforming combat paradigm.
E: Thank you, I'll be here all night until the sun boils the oceans to salt.
TheRapist729 on October 2nd, 2018 at 19:16 UTC »
Dino D-Day?