Re:Chip shortage: Toyota to cut global production by 40%
by shadowgovt on Thursday August 19, 2021 @11:23AM
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Great question. It's still doctrinally true (i.e. governments believe it is true; it was one of the reasons cited for the US federal government buying key stake in domestic auto manufacturers instead of letting them go bankrupt during the real estate market crash), but whether light and heavy armor is actually of military worth in an era of drones and air power is a question I don't have the military training or knowledge to answer.
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Re:Chip shortage: Toyota to cut global production by 40%
by starfallg on Thursday August 19, 2021 @11:31AM
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Yes, because heavy industry produces light and heavy armour, and heavy industry is also required to produce military drones and other weapons.
Re:Chip shortage: Toyota to cut global production by 40%
by sonthonax on Friday August 20, 2021 @06:01AM
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I'm unsure whether you can still retool an automotive factory to produce war materiel. During WWII Ford automotive plants produced aircraft, but back then the construction techniques needed to build a bomber weren't all together different from a car (think larger engines and chassis).
> whether light and heavy armor is actually of military worth in an era of drones and air power is a question I don't have the military training or knowledge to answer.
On this point, it obviously depends on what kind of war we're fighting. The British used unarmoured and open top Land Rovers with 50cals mounted on the rear for the first few years in Afghanistan until the government got its act together (they looked cool, but were IED death traps). There's a similar story with the Humvee.
Nonetheless, civilian style vehicles had their use.