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Re:Gremlins by bitwize on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @12:33AM (#17865660)
> What is so different between '20 uses' and 'decades'?

Millions of dollars, that's what. The ability to save costs by designing a limited-use airframe that cuts a few corners compared to a long-lasting airframe and has much lower servicing costs due to its short lifespan, while still being combat-effective within those constraints. Kamikaze aircraft in Japan were much more shoddily built than contemporary conventional Japanese aircraft; they were single use!

Re:Gremlins by cirgue on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @12:46PM (#17869677)
I guess a better question is “what’s the difference between 20 and 200 uses?”