Notable Point ยท 2:58:28-2:59:39

The risks of assuming perfect weapons performance and wars of choice

Foxo challenges force plans that assume reliable kills, high combat efficiency, and control over the circumstances of every war.

Notes

Foxo objects to planning on the assumption that combat efficiency will always remain high. Expecting every hit to produce a kill can make a force appear to need fewer weapons and less depth than a difficult campaign would demand. The same criticism applies to assuming that future wars will always be chosen on favorable terms. A fleet still needs strategic depth when it cannot control where or under what conditions it must fight.