A comparison of Shermans and Tigers shows why isolated specifications conceal operational reality. Production cost and mechanical availability can turn equal nominal fleets into an eight-to-one disparity at the point of battle, a lesson equally relevant to naval force planning. A technically superior unit that is scarce or broken cannot exercise its paper advantage. Production, maintenance, readiness, and concentration matter more than headline specifications alone.
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Why reliability defeats specification comparisons
A simpler weapon produced in larger numbers and available more often can overwhelm a technically superior but unreliable opponent.