"5 Most Overrated Weapons Ever" Topic

…The five weapons of war listed below are "overrated" in the sense that they occupy a larger space in the defense-security conversation than they really deserve. Some of them are fantastic, effective systems, while others are not. All of them take up more ink than they should, and (often) distract from more important issues of warfighting and defense contracting…

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Don't really agree with any of the choices.

Should read "Farley's Perception Deception: 5 Most Overrated US Modern Weapons". His knowledge of US weapons is not based on history.

I certainly disagree with a number of his choices.

The writer is so wrong in each case it's not even funny.

Hey, it got your attention which is the whole point of this kind of BS ?
I get every type of USMC info on my Yahoo news feed concerning so called "drastic changes" -- I looked at several and now no longer do.
Obviously I became a potential "targeted" customer due to previous searchs?

Russ Dunaway

Was the author just trying to get people angry enough to click and argue?

Sour grapes.

How about "Five Highly Regarded, Battle Proven Weapons Systems I That Aren't Perfect"? Or, more likely, "Five Great Weapons Systems That Can't Be Good Because They Are Older Than Me".

I was expecting stuff like Tiger tanks and longbows…

Cedric +1

Cerdic +2

I refuse to click on it.

Wolfhag

How about "Five weapon systems that prolonged the war six months, without changing the outcome," or "Five weapon systems that were great when introduced, but stayed in the inventory long enough to be regarded as dangerous nuisances by their users?"