Re:How Ukraine Built a War Fighting State
by thisislife2 on Sunday July 12, 2026 @02:24PM
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> Drones flow to the most effective units
I guess that can work if the major battles are concentrated only at a few point. But what happens when it is spread out along a huge frontline? You can't really prioritise for "effective" if you also need to prioritise for "necessity"?
I expect they would tell the units that they get more points for results in zone A than in zone B, and allow teams to move (or move their drone operations) towards zone A.
They seem flexible enough to do that, tweaking the system fairly frequently.
For example, see https://mod.gov.ua/en/news/updated-e-points-system-military-....
I think they get basic gear as standard but can get extra kit for points for getting results.
We would need a test bed for the different drones, and a way to get the points system working. Are you volunteering Cuba to be our testbed?
I’m sure if you call the pentagon “central planning” enough times people will decide they are communists and get rid of them.
Seems like a way to purposly implement Goodhart's Law in a war bureaucracy. Like, the law is a warning but neoliberals might read it differently I guess...
You're worried that they will over-fit on killing enemy invaders, at the expense of something more important? Like what?
The battle isn’t the war. But they seem to be covering the spectrum pretty well…
Destroying bridges and supply lines, other militarily important objectives that could lead to winning the war faster and more effectively.
Re:How Ukraine Built a War Fighting State
by red-iron-pine on Monday July 13, 2026 @04:09PM
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> How does the US military industrial complex react to that idea?
non-stop ads on the DC metro
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bribes to congressmen, generals, etc.
Get out of the way, Pentagon, and let the best field grunts do procurement. How does the US military industrial complex react to that idea?