I don't think DOD field generators come from China. I think KBR would be the only ones to do so, and that would be under a contract to provide facilities and facilty support. There would be no difference in a Chinese generator in terms of connections, or waveform. As long as it's connected right, it would work just like any other generator.
"Sort of the same reasoning that made the early M-16 so dangerous to our troops."
The powder used in the ammo was changed w/o testing...
The Air Force just contracted for the correct powder and it's perimeter guards had little problems.
So, then the Army tried to screw the pooch by doing all sorts of FrankenRifle modifications to the M-16. This went on for years. Resulting in chrome bolts, barrels, forward assist (all good things in a way).
I'm reminded of the US Navy in WWII with at least two or more years of crap, totally faulty torpedoes that the Navy torpedo bureaucracy blamed on Sub Skippers.
Not military, but just as close was NASA and the Challenger explosion with the frozen rubber rings on the solid boosters.
I was referring to the Sec of Defense wanting to save money by ordering the M16 without chrome plated chambers to save money.
” “Sort of the same reasoning that made the early M-16 so dangerous to our troops.”
The powder used in the ammo was changed w/o testing...”
Yes and no...The cyclic rate was just under what the army
weapons experts wanted so they switched to a faster burn powder to up the rate. The powder chosen did the job but left a lot of powder residue that resulted in the fouling of the chamber, leading to jammed weapons. The switch also favored the old boy network of powder suppliers that the army had used for years. Rather than admit a mistake had
been made, ordinance experts used desperate measures like
plating the chamber to make the bolt operate smoother and
easier to clean, only after untold number of lives had been
lost to a jammed weapon. The original AR-15 was and still
is one of the finest weapons every developed.