Day Of The Cheetah was more my cup of tea
Gawd, think I threw that book on the floor when the took the heavily damaged Cheetah for a fly-by to salute for their departing hero the day after their mission. Not the only time I rolled my eyes with a Brown book, he usually had some good ideas but did not know when to stop....
I digress, the desire for more survivable and networked tankers seems to be building. Think those miles of cables in the KC-46 will come in handy as an interim step- it's really is becoming more than just passing gas....