CBO To Army: Scrap Ground Combat Vehicle, Buy German Puma (BREAKING)

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2. Scoring system reflects modern military

"scoring scheme that prioritized protection above all, followed by firepower, mobility, and passenger capacity, in that order,"

This is why the British are reluctant to fight with American forces in Afghanistan and German forces flatly refuse to do so. American forces place "force protection" as a priority over accomplishing the mission. They are so unwilling to take casualities that they will not attack a building, but will sit back and call in artillery or air strikes, even when they know that noncombatants are in the building. Britain, and even nore so Germany, find that objectional, since it violates several provisions of the Geneva Conventions for the conduct of war.

If our military placed the mission as priority, as we did in the wars we used to win, the scoring for the Ground Combat vehicle should be mobility first, then firepower, protection and capacity. in that order.