General Beauchamp stood near the back, arms folded, listening without speaking.
They were no longer debating the function of Moreau's weapon.
That part was over.
Now came the war no prototype could shoot its way through funding.
Even though a comprise has been made and they are ready to accept this invention, it still doesn't change the fact that every move they do still has to match rational capacity.
Every franc spend must be accounted for or this is what they want others to think.
It is politicis which unfortunately neither Delon and Beauchamp can change.
"If we replace two PAPs per battalion with these recoilless rifles, what does it look like?" asked a colonel from the budgeting office.
A young defense analyst flipped through her notes. "Assuming an initial order of one thousand units, plus ammunition, we're talking six million francs up front. That includes industrial retooling, alloy procurement, and distribution."
