Quote Originally Posted by tinydata View Post
Really makes one appreciate the various contractors that did things correctly under wartime pressures
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You are quite right. Given the pressures of war, the difficulty converting from civilian to military production (IBM always amazes me) and the shortage of supplies, the criticality of quality control, the complexity of the supply chain, and the need to use new machinery, it is just remarkable how we could build weapons -- not just M1s, but tanks, ships, and planes. It is grand testament to the power of teamwork and an aligned nation.