Originally Posted by
etudiant
Have you looked at the cost of the current generation of APCs? They match the cost of an MBT , thanks to the doctrine that the APC must carry at least a 40mm stabilized gun to fulfill its battle taxi role.
It does seem that all this gear is pricing itself out of the market, too expensive to buy, too complex to learn and too fragile to use.
APCs should centrate on defeating infantry: 20mm and miniguns/MK19. Leave the tank killing to the drones and helicopters.