Fw: FYI

Edward Lipsett forwarded this to me, postulating a MBT costs 100
credits.

>1. In response to your query on maintaining / comparative cost
of a Main
>Battle Tank (MBT). You used the index of 100 for the
manufacture of a
>MBT. I am not an acccountant, but I do write software for
accountants, and I
>assume the 100 is the per unit cost over the production run, as
units do get
>cheaper the more, longer you produce them. Another assumption
is that
>this index is set to the Western (US, UK, German)
interpretation of MBT.
>Western MBTs are essentially Tank Destroyers and are far more
complex
>(expensive) and capable then their Russian counterparts. That
being said
>100 credits is roughly equivalent to $1.25M.
>
>2. Given the Index the annual cost to maintain an MBT would
look like this:
>
>Crew(4)		20
>Fuel			15
>Maintenance		20 this goes up the longer in service /
tougher
>the deployment schedule
>Ammunition(Training)	15 this is training ammo, the real stuff
is much
>more expensive
>Total			70
>
>
>3. A rifle squad of 9 men would run you
>
>Personnel(9)		45
>Training		 5
>
>4. Comparisons
>
>An Infantry Fighting Vehicle (M2A2 Bradley) 65
>
>An Armored Personnel Carrier (M113 / BTR80) 20