Armed forces cannot indefinitely do more with less. The discussion traces that habit to British governments in the early twentieth century and uses Admiral Jacky Fisher as an example. Fisher had to sell the government on building one HMS Dreadnought rather than ordering a sensible batch of four. Approving a prestigious lead ship could still leave force structure constrained by short-term economy.
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Fisher's Dreadnought compromise illustrates more with less
A brief British comparison links salami-sliced force planning to Jacky Fisher securing one HMS Dreadnought rather than a coherent four-ship batch.