A bit of technical-military history that shows how important little, cheap innovations can be:
This provides a good excuse to mention once again a very wise insight of Mr. Luttwak:
Great advances are highly visible and quickly provoke a powerful reaction of rival powers, but small, unimposing innovations may provide a lasting advantage.
In this case the importance of cans for storage and transportation of liquids was underestimated and the superior solution only recognised when it made itself felt on a campaign.
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