Looking at the half year it takes U.S. units to work up to standards before combat deployments I think that the teamwork thing between mot/mech/aerial mobility components and its perspective customers (infantry) would be manageable. Also nobody sees it as necessary for airbornes to have organic C-130s either. Of course money is the driver here.


Well, the reason why 8/9 instead of the USMC 13 is of course vehicle size. Also loosing vehicles with 13+X is worse than 8/9+X. If they're dead, they're dead, but if they're wounded and need MEDEVAC, larger "granularity" (Have you seen that new IDF terminology? Molecules - Compounds?) puts a lot of strain on the system. Thinking about the ELV makes me shudder.