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Subject:
RE:Expensive Weaponry
melchoir42
7/25/2002 6:54:39 AM
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Kind of agree with you. The UK does a lot of great basic research (Chobham, electro-magnetic guns and armor, laser weaponry, passive armor, kinetic kill missiles), to name a few. The kicker is that like everone else but us they don't have the $ to press any advantage beyond the momentary. We can quickly outspend anybody and therefore regain any lost military advantage. Yes, the Challenger 2 is underpowered, overweight and breakdown prone. The SA-80 is crappy unless it's in perfect state. But if the Brits could spend the money we do, they'd be about where we are. Is the M-16A2/3/4 so very good? The F-18E is WAY overweight and overbudget. Costs $80mil. Is it twice as good as the $35mil F-16 block 50/60? Is the Bradley so very better than the Warrior? We've spent billions and billions on junk like the Sarge. York, A-12, etc,... The difference is, we can scrap the crap and still have more billions and billions to spend. The Brits, and for that matter, everyone else do not have that luxury. The USSR collapsed in part cause they couldn't keep up with us in defense $ (Lots of other factors, but this is one of them).
I like the cool hardware too, but we've got a real advantage over the rest of the world. Let's just hope the current mis-administration doesn't cause a depression and send us into the third world. I've spent time there, and it ain't no fun.
Just my 2cents, no more. |
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