11-04-2006, 03:21 AM
Here's what I would like to know. In order for there to be a significant logistical difference between a field army and the global army, some aspect of this endeavor would not scale linearly with the others and act as a limiting factor, so which is it? It's kindof a muddled question, let me give an example:
If I can supply 100 guys marching for 3 days with a supply dump of 900 pounds of grain, I should be able to supply 100,000 guys with 900,000 pounds. If 100 guys leave 300 pounds of poop on their nightly stops, 100,000 would leave 300,000 pounds of poop. If 100 guys needs 300 gallons of water every day, then 100,000 would need 300,000 gallons a day.
Something must scale differently to prevent this army from increasing in size indefinately. I suspect it can't be just one thing, but maybe a few together. What are this things that cannot simply be scaled up to maintain any size army?
If I can supply 100 guys marching for 3 days with a supply dump of 900 pounds of grain, I should be able to supply 100,000 guys with 900,000 pounds. If 100 guys leave 300 pounds of poop on their nightly stops, 100,000 would leave 300,000 pounds of poop. If 100 guys needs 300 gallons of water every day, then 100,000 would need 300,000 gallons a day.
Something must scale differently to prevent this army from increasing in size indefinately. I suspect it can't be just one thing, but maybe a few together. What are this things that cannot simply be scaled up to maintain any size army?
Rich Marinaccio
