BlairWitch749
Banned
I did a thread about this a year ago and wanted to try it again; there where some really interesting projects and discussions brought up, and since we get new members and are doing reading and research I figure there is more to learn and laugh at
copy of first OP
Post here your gold silver bronze and dishonorable mention for the most wasteful weapons project after 1900
Things to take into account that should influence your choice
1. Mega cost/labor overruns
2. Limited or zero real life use or cancellation prior to deployment due to failures or cost of the weapon
3. Safety issues
4. Total impracticality or not serving any function at all (bonus points of enemy nation's think the system or weapon is a joke)
My new list
Gold: (Still remaining) The V3/Paris Gun/Babylon Gun... all of these super guns proved of no tactical or strategic value and could be rightly regarded as enormous wastes of precious money and resources
Silver: (new) The MIM-46 Mauler anti aircraft weapon which went through a horrendously expensive totally failed decade long development process with the army that left it still without any credible air defense
Bronze: (new) The B-2 Spirit program... not just the horrendous costs for the bombers themselves; but the service to keep them flying is completely ass hat insane in terms of resources and dollars needed
Dishonorable mention: (new) The German G-41 rifle (a rare miss for them in the world of small arms)... the feeding, reloading and other mechanisms from this weapon where awful, and the user had an extremely high chance of getting himself killed as the weapon jammed when engaging armed people
copy of first OP
Post here your gold silver bronze and dishonorable mention for the most wasteful weapons project after 1900
Things to take into account that should influence your choice
1. Mega cost/labor overruns
2. Limited or zero real life use or cancellation prior to deployment due to failures or cost of the weapon
3. Safety issues
4. Total impracticality or not serving any function at all (bonus points of enemy nation's think the system or weapon is a joke)
My new list
Gold: (Still remaining) The V3/Paris Gun/Babylon Gun... all of these super guns proved of no tactical or strategic value and could be rightly regarded as enormous wastes of precious money and resources
Silver: (new) The MIM-46 Mauler anti aircraft weapon which went through a horrendously expensive totally failed decade long development process with the army that left it still without any credible air defense
Bronze: (new) The B-2 Spirit program... not just the horrendous costs for the bombers themselves; but the service to keep them flying is completely ass hat insane in terms of resources and dollars needed
Dishonorable mention: (new) The German G-41 rifle (a rare miss for them in the world of small arms)... the feeding, reloading and other mechanisms from this weapon where awful, and the user had an extremely high chance of getting himself killed as the weapon jammed when engaging armed people