[ARC5] "Superior" Radios?

[David Stinson]

There are several WWII German aircraft radios over on the 'bay.
One has some nice detail shots of the interior (#2250772869).
IMHO, this radio looks like it was superior of both design
and workmanship *as an aircraft radio,* but a total failure
as a *war-fighter's radio.*

The radio is obviously made to an extremely high standard;
too extreme.  It looks exceedingly expensive, labor-intensive
to build and impossible to repair in the field.
The first priority in this radio's design
was to be the best MF aircraft radio
in the world, and it probably was.
But it wasn't designed to help win a war.
It wasted money, materials and labor, being
over-engineered for what it was designed to do.
I admire the craftsmanship, but it was misspent.

The allied radios were built with the war effort first in mind.
They were designed around a specific mission, built to
accomplish that mission reliably and inexpensively,
to be easily mass-produced and even easier to repair.
The BC-375 is an excellent example; it does exactly
what it was designed to do, does it reliably and
can be fixed by a blind man if he has a talented seeing-eye dog.

I therefore submit that the allied radios were superior
to the German radios within the context of winning a war.
Your opinions?

Dave S.