Strnageness
While the initial concept for the Crusader (vs. Warsaw Pact armor) is no longer a viable threat, artillery, specifically mobile artillery, is still a needed element of any battlefield. Whiel US troops were fighting pockets of taliban resistance in the mountains recently, artillery bombardment would have been advantageous. But the current model (60's vintage) was too heavy and bulky to move into the field. While thousands of these vehicles is certainly rediculous, a few hundred might be valuble in the end.
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