Let us list military hardware that we think is both effective and well priced. Italian Centauro:>1.6 million Euros (1.88 USD)>stabilized gun>105 rifled barrel>or 120 smoothbore barrel
>>64685733The Centrauro is a straight upgrade on the French AMX which does not have a stabalized gun at all.
>>64685733acquisition is merely a fraction of TCO
>>64685733>>64685738They're both beautiful and that's what mattersI guess the AMX-10RC was intended to camp rushing Soviet tanks more than anything else
>>64685738False comparison Centauro is a dedicated TD, hits hard and fast from a stable platformAMX is a cheap, light scout vehicle with a gun, you want it for long range patrols in Africa where logistics is a serious concern
>>64685733There is no fucking world in which a Centauro is 1.6mil euros, maybe back in 1991
>>64686993But how do you balance R&D, acquisition, TCO, asset value, total service life expenditure?Much of what western forces buy is peak capacity hardware which essentially holds its value until the west sells it to T2 powers for the same price as acquisition (typically for commodities), the R&D is a cumulative cost across the industry base (military corporate welfare payment) and the service life is a strange concept in itself when many systems are never deployed in anger. I put it to you that many of these costs are essentially inverse to each other. If corporate paid R&D, acquisition through tender reflects that. If it's internally sourced unit cost is a spook because it came from payroll. Good strategic value, now that's far simpler. Because the strategic context is established, the tactical outcome is often established or surmisable.
>>64685733Independence classArleigh Burke classB-52F-35MQ-9BradleyM2 BrowningM4 carbineJDAMAPKWSGMLRSATACMSPrSMLUCAS
>>64689982Oh, and Blackhawk and Patriot.
>>64687134the M4 Sherman had a gyroscopic stabilizer in 1942 that cost less than $1000 per unit.https://kb.osu.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/6f650369-0e11-589d-ace3-f87dc45e32af/content
This thing, if only because the rockets can be fired by being leaning against a rock and lit with a match. Also technically man portable.
>>64685733Just copy the french military. They are the gold standard in cost effectiveness. >MUHHHH THEIR EQUIPMENT IS TOO EXPENSIVE If you produce shit in your own country, buying said shit is basically just handing money to yourself, think about it.
