[soco]

One design doesn't mean one factory. And it's not about one design anyway, just the thought of culling the less performing ones.

[lostlogin]

It’s more brutal than that.

The Sherman tank wasn’t the best tank, but being able to make a lot of them was useful.

As per Stalin, quantity has a quality all of its own.

[throw-the-towel]

I've heard exactly this argument about the Soviet T-34.