Well, here's a thread for everyone to propose their "favourite" piece of equipment that was a waste of money and resources.
For my nomination, I'm not going to go with a tank, but with the G7e electric torpedo. These things cost an estimated 40,000 Reichsmark each -- literally three of these are marginally more expensive than one Pz Kpfw IV Ausf. G with full equipment and all -- and mostly didn't work. The magnetic fuse detonated mostly at some random time, either too early, or too late, or not at all, and the impact fuse... let's just say sometimes whole salvoes didn't actually detonate. Add to that slow speed and a completely crap range of 3km (a lot less than 2 miles, for you imperials.) At least one Uboot captain actually had a nervous breakdown and had to be temporarily relieved of duty after ALL his hits with G7e torpedoes were duds.
And yeah, you can probably see why I nominate it for the complete waste of money award. Say what you will about unreliable German tanks, but for the sheer amount of torpedoes produced at THAT price, you could have a lot more tanks or aircraft and by sheer chance alone some of those would actually do SOMETHING.
For my nomination, I'm not going to go with a tank, but with the G7e electric torpedo. These things cost an estimated 40,000 Reichsmark each -- literally three of these are marginally more expensive than one Pz Kpfw IV Ausf. G with full equipment and all -- and mostly didn't work. The magnetic fuse detonated mostly at some random time, either too early, or too late, or not at all, and the impact fuse... let's just say sometimes whole salvoes didn't actually detonate. Add to that slow speed and a completely crap range of 3km (a lot less than 2 miles, for you imperials.) At least one Uboot captain actually had a nervous breakdown and had to be temporarily relieved of duty after ALL his hits with G7e torpedoes were duds.
And yeah, you can probably see why I nominate it for the complete waste of money award. Say what you will about unreliable German tanks, but for the sheer amount of torpedoes produced at THAT price, you could have a lot more tanks or aircraft and by sheer chance alone some of those would actually do SOMETHING.
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