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Originally Posted by jester

It never ceases to amaze me. A missile costs depending on the ordinance used anywhere from 10k to 1 million.

But, how much does it costs to recruit, train, pay and then burry a soldier, give his widow/mother his indemnity, then recruit and retrain his replacement?

Speaking purely financialy it is a better deal to use a piece of hardware still. But, alas, the brass doesn't think ahead.

probably less than one million it would seem