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[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 49 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Nonshitpost comment: A video I like to recommend on tank production illustrates the differences in mindset for industrial production.

Summary is that the US had mastered assembly line production and the use of subassembly parts to minimize production time. The US military had a centralized body to evaluate and approve different variants, which meant production stayed smooth.

The Soviets lacked experience with this kind of mass production by they quickly caught on and adapted in a logical way. They used assembly line production, but didn't use subassemblies from different factories, as that would clog up their rail lines and spread out the factories needed to be defended. Instead they centralized so that trains brought raw materials to factories and left with finished tanks.

The Germans built tanks with a team of people who would continually work on one tank, crafting it. This was much slower. There was also too much of a direct line between many different military commanders and the tank production, allowing commanders to constantly put in their own personal special requests, further slowing down production as so many tanks had to have special modifications (that weren't important to the big picture).

[-] grue@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

I've seen (what I think is) a different video that made a similar point. I wish I could remember it well enough to find it again.

this post was submitted on 06 Oct 2024
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