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ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P.

I THINK IT MIGHT
BE USEFUL

TO CLARIFY A FEW THINGS
RIGHT OFF THE BAT.

BY SIMPLE DEFINITION,

WE ARE IN THE BUSINESS
OF WINNING WARS.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED
AN ARMY FOR ?

TAKE THE COLD WAR,

WE WON WITHOUT
FIRING A SINGLE SHOT.

WHY ?

NUMBER ONE, WE JUST
FLAT OUT, OUT-SPENT THEM.

THE RUSSIANS COULDN'T
SHOVEL MONEY INTO THE FIRE

AS FAST
AS WE COULD.

NUMBER TWO,

AND THIS IS WHERE
MY COMMAND COMES IN,

TECHNOLOGY.

NOBODY SHAPES NATURE
THE WAY WE DO.

WE TAKE ATOMS
AND MOLECULES

AND BEFORE WE'RE
FINISHED WITH THEM,

THEY'RE EVERYTHING FROM
COMBAT BOOTS TO BOMBS.

THE KIND OF BOMBS

THAT NOBODY FROM
THE OTHER SIDE
WILL EVER SEE

UNTIL THE DAMN THING'S
PLOWING DOWN THEIR CHIMNEY

LIKE SANTA CLAUS
FROM HELL !

( female )
GENERAL ?

WHAT ?

THIS IS NOT
THE FIRST TIME
YOU'VE BEEN HERE.

WE'VE BEEN DOWN
THIS ROAD BEFORE,

THAT IS CORRECT.

SEVERAL TIMES
IN FACT.

I HAVEN'T BEEN
KEEPING COUNT.

WELL LET ME REFRESH
YOUR MEMORY.

YOU HAVE BEFORE
YOU A DOCUMENT.

I DO.

DE-SENSIFUSED,
ANTI-TANK, MISSILE.

I'LL BE THE
FIRST TO AT ADMIT

THAT THIS PROGRAM DID HAVE
ITS SHARE OF DIFFICULTIES.

WE DID EXPERIENCE
A GLITCH OR TWO,

WITH THE THING,
THAT MUCH IS CERTAIN.

EVEN A HEAT-SEEKING MISSILE
CAN MISS A TARGET.

GENERAL,

I SEE HERE THAT YOU TAPED
ELECTRIC HOT PLATES

TO THE SURFACE
OF THE VEHICLE

TO HELP YOUR HEAT-SEEKING
MISSILE FIND ITS TARGET

AND THAT THE TEMPERATURE
OF THE VEHICLE WAS SO HIGH

IT COULD HAVE FRIED
AN EGG AT 20 FEET !

( male )
COMMENCE FIRE !

THERE WAS A
VERIFIABLE DEVIATION

OF THE STANDARD TEST
DATA ACCUMULATION.

( male )
THERE WERE OTHER
DEVIATIONS,

WERE THERE NOT ?

WHAT ABOUT
THE PAVEWAY BOMB ?

I'M NOT GOING TO SIT
HERE AND TELL YOU

THAT PAVEWAY
NEVER MISSED.

( female )
IT MISSED BY A MEAN
DISTANCE OF FIVE MILES

AND NEARLY 50%
OF THE TIME.

YOU KNOW
IN BASEBALL,

A GUY WHO HITS .400 IS
CONSIDERED PRETTY DAMN GREAT.

( male )
IN BASEBALL
THE LOSING TEAM

ISN'T KILLED
BY THEIR OPPONENTS.

BE THAT AS IT MAY,

THE PAVEWAY IS
ONE HELL OF A BOMB.

LASER-GUIDED,
STATE-OF-THE-ART.

( female )
AND IT PROVED WHAT ?

THAT WE HAVE AN
EFFECTIVE WEAPON

AS LONG AS THE ENEMY ALLOWS US
TO BUILD A TWO STORY CRANE

DIRECTLY ABOVE
THEIR TANKS ?!

WE HAVE HAD SOME
SPECTACULAR SUCCESSES.

( male )
SUCH AS ?

THAT'S CLASSIFIED
INFORMATION.

( male )
GENERAL... !

( female )
LET'S MOVE ON TO THE
NEXT ITEM ON OUR LIST.

THE BRADLEY
FIGHTING VEHICLE.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY
THE BATTING AVERAGE IS

FOR THE BRADLEY,
GENERAL ?

IT TAKES PEOPLE WITH
SOPHISTICATED KNOWLEDGE

AND EXPERTISE TO
CONDUCT THESE TESTS

AND TO INTERPRET
THE RESULTS.

IF THE U.S. ARMY
ACTED ON THE ADVICE

OF EVERY TOM,
DICK AND HARRY

WHO HAD AN OPINION
ON THESE MATTERS,

WE'D WIND UP WITH
A BUNCH OF B-52s

POWERED BY
OUTBOARD MOTORS.

( male )
I FAIL TO SEE
YOUR POINT.

MY POINT IS,

THAT A LOT OF THINGS
HAVE TO COME TOGETHER

TO CREATE A NEW WEAPON
AND IT TAKES TEAMWORK.

GOOD, OLD-FASHIONED,
TEAMWORK.

( female )
COLONEL JAMES BURTON,

WAS HE PART OF
YOUR TEAM, GENERAL ?

MORE OR LESS.

POST, SIR ?

SERGEANT.

CAN YOU TELL ME HOW
TO GET TO 4E-624 ?

FORWARD INTO
THE ESCALATOR,

YOUR LEFT, TWO
FLIGHTS UP TO FOUR,

YOU RIGHT, PROCEED
PAST CORRIDOR NINE,

FACE LEFT.

THANK YOU.

( General )
IT'S NO SECRET THAT COLONEL
BURTON HAD A ROCKY TENURE,

THAT WE DIDN'T
SEE EYE-TO-EYE.

BUT IT DIDN'T START
OUT THAT WAY.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO !

I SPOKE TO
GENERAL HALL.

GENERAL HALL SPOKE TO
GENERAL JONES,

GENERAL JONES SPOKE
TO ADMIRAL WATTS.

WELL THEN
WRITE IT DOWN !

THAT TAKES CARE OF
SPINA IN RHODE ISLAND,

AND MAYS
FROM NEBRASKA,

ANY DEMOCRATS ?

NO, FORGET HIM.

BECAUSE HE'S A
SCUM-SUCKING JUDAS

WHO'D SELL HIS OWN MOTHER
FOR A HANDFULL OF VOTES.

HOW ABOUT THE SENATE ?

THAT SON-OF-A-BITCH.

AFTER WE PAPERED HIS
STATE WITH CONTRACTS.

ALRIGHT THEN LET'S JUST
MAKE THE FUSELAGE IN MICHIGAN

AND THE LANDING GEAR
IN MISSISSIPPI.

OH BY ALL MEANS,
LET'S KEEP CONGRESSMAN GROVES

AND HIS BLOODSUCKING
BUDDIES HAPPY.

WELCOME, COLONEL.

THANK YOU, GENERAL.

I THOUGHT YOU AND I OUGHT
TO GET TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER.

I WELCOME THE
OPPORTUNITY, SIR.

FACT IS, I'D LIKE
TO HELP YOU.

THANK YOU SIR.

I DON'T MEAN TO
ALARM YOU COLONEL

BY THIS NEW JOB OF YOURS,
UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES,

CAN TURN INTO A REAL
SHIT-BURNIN' DETAIL.

YOU'RE GONNA NEED AS MANY
FRIENDS AS YOU CAN GET.

I'D LIKE YOU TO
COUNT ME AS ONE OF THEM.

WELL I APPRECIATE
THAT SIR.

AIR FORCE ACADEMY,

STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND,
MBA FROM AUBURN.

YOUR COMMANDING OFFICER,
GENERAL DeGRASSO AND I,

ARE OLD FRIENDS.

HE SAYS AS FAR
AS YOU'RE CONCERNED

THE SKY IS THE LIMIT.

BUT THEN YOU DRAW
THE SHORT STRAW.

I WAS ASSIGNED, SIR.

HELL, IT'S A BUM DEAL,
WHOEVER MADE IT.

EVERY OTHER YEAR
SOMEBODY DECIDES

WE'RE SPENDING
TOO MUCH MONEY.

A BUNCH OF PENCIL NECKS PUT
THEIR POINTY HEADS TOGETHER

AND COME UP
WITH A PLAN.

THIS YEAR, IT'S THE
JOINT LIVE-FIRE
TEST PROGRAM.

STAFFED WITH OFFICERS FROM
EVERY BRANCH OF THE SERVICE.

SO NOW WE GOT THE ARMY, NAVY,
AIR FORCE AND MARINES,

DOING A CIRCLE-JERK
OVER WEAPONS TESTING

AND YOU GET TO HOLD
THE BIG DICK.

I MEAN, WHO THINKS
UP THIS NONSENSE ?

CONGRESS SIR ?

AND SO IT SHOULD,
THAT'S ITS JOB.

YOU'LL NEVER HEAR ME
CRITICIZE THE HILL.

ALTHOUGH YOU'D
THINK CONGRESS HAS

ENOUGH OF THEIR
OWN SHIT TO SHOVEL

WITHOUT WONDERING
WHAT'S GOING ON
OVER HERE.

WELL, I'M NOT
ANTICIPATING
ANY PROBLEMS

WITH THE POSTING SIR.

NEITHER AM I.

A MAN DOESN'T COME
AS FAR IN HIS CAREER

AS YOU HAVE WITHOUT KNOWING
HOW TO WALK A MINEFIELD.

HOWARD MATHESON.

CAME HERE
TWO ROTATIONS AGO,

THAT MARLIN IS NOT
THE ONLY THING HE CAUGHT.

I GOT HIM INTO SIN-COM
WHEN HE LEFT HERE.

NOW HE'S THE HEAD OF
THEIR MISSILE TESTING.

BLAKE GELMORE,
YOU KNOW BLAKE ?

NO, SIR.

THE MAN WASN'T EVEN
A FULL BRED COLONEL

WHEN HE LEFT HERE
FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

THAT WAS
FOUR YEARS AGO.

A FEW CONTRACTS LATER
AND LOOK AT HIM...

THE MAN COULD BUY
AND SELL BOTH OF US

A THOUSAND TIMES OVER.

LUCKY MAN.

SMART MAN.

FIRST-RATE SOLDIER,
JUST LIKE YOU COLONEL.

KNEW HOW TO MAKE THE BEST
OF A DIFFICULT SITUATION.

THIS NEW JOB
OF YOURS

IS TOO TOUGH FOR ANY
ONE MAN TO GO IT ALONE.

IT'S GOING TO
REQUIRE TEAMWORK.

HERE YOU GO.

THESE ARE A COUPLE OF YOUR
PROJECTS UNDERGOING TESTING.

THE UH-60 HELICOPTER,
THE AV-8B JUMP-JET

AND THE BRADLEY
FIGHTING VEHICLE.

ALL OUTSTANDING
PROGRAMS,

ALL ORGANIZED
AND READY TO GO.

I DID A LITTLE HOMEWORK
FOR YOU, GIVE YOU A LEG UP.

WELL, I APPRECIATE
THAT GENERAL.

YOU KNOW YOU COULD
RETURN THE FAVOR

BY GIVING THE BRADLEY THERE
A LITTLE EXTRA ATTENTION.

ATTENTION ?

WE NEED IT
IN THE FIELD.

THE SOONER THE BETTER.

JUST MAKE SURE
IT GOES ON TOP OF

ALL THE THINGS
IN YOUR "IN BOX"

SO IT'LL GET IN YOUR
"OUT BOX" AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

AS A PERSONAL
FAVOR TO ME.

BEST OF LUCK
TO YOU COLONEL.

THANK YOU SIR.

COLONEL.

SIR.

NEXT TIME YOU'RE TOLD
TO REPORT TO THIS OFFICE,

BE ON TIME.

YES, SIR.

SIR.

COLONEL JAMES BURTON,

I'M HERE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE
BRADLEY FIGHTING VEHICLE TEST.

STRAIGHT AHEAD SIR.

THANK YOU.

( recruits )
* I WANNA BE AN
AIR FORCE MAJOR *

* I WANNA BE AN
AIR FORCE MAJOR *

( male )
THERE HE IS.

THAT'S THE GUY ?!

THAT'S HIM, SUPPOSED
TO BE REAL SMART.

SQUADRON OFFICER'S SCHOOL,

AIR COMMAND,
AND STAFF COLLEGE.

FIRST TOUR WITH
THE PENTAGON ?

HE WAS AT THE AIR FORCE
LAB IN ALBUQUERQUE

WHEN CONGRESS CALLED.

HE'S A SOLDIER,
NOT JUST A MANAGER.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN ?

HE'S PUT IN HIS
FAIR SHARE OF
FLYING TIME.

LOOKS LIKE A FUCKING
CHOIR BOY TO ME.

MAYBE, BUT NOTHING GETS
ORDERED INTO PRODUCTION

UNTIL HE SIGNS OFF.

COLONEL BURTON,
J.D. BACH.

WELCOME TO
THE TEAM.

COLONEL BACH.

YES SIR, GOOD
TO SEE YOU.

THIS IS MAJOR SAYERS,
OUR CHIEF TESTER.

ARMY WEAPONS
RESEARCH LAB.

( Sayers )
SO HOW'D AN AIR FORCE GUY
END UP OVERSEEING TESTS

RUN BY THE ARMY ?

WELL, IT COULD
HAVE BEEN WORSE.

HOW'S THAT ?

CONGRESS COULD HAVE APPOINTED
SOMEONE FROM THE NAVY.

( announcer )
THE RANGE IS NOW HOT,

THE RANGE IS NOW HOT.

COMMENCING THE ARMOR
PENETRATION TESTS

ON THE BRADLEY
FIGHTING VEHICLE.

ATTENTION
ON THE FIRING LINE.

ATTENTION ON
THE FIRING LINE.

ARE YOU READY
ON THE RIGHT ?

READY
ON THE LEFT ?

FIRING LINE
IS READY.

FIRING DETAIL,
COMMENCE FIRING.

CEASE FIRE,
CEASE FIRE.

( Bach )
OH, THAT'S DAMN
IMPRESSIVE ARMOR.

ALRIGHT, DRINKS
ARE ON ME GENTLEMEN.

( Sayers )
JOINING US COLONEL BURTON ?

( Bach )
CONGRATULATIONS,

THANKS FOR YOUR
HELP ON THAT ONE.

WE COULDN'T HAVE
DONE IT WITHOUT YOU.

THANKS FOR YOUR
HELP ON THAT ONE.

SAY COLONEL, ARE
YOU GONNA JOIN US ?

SHOULDN'T WE TAKE
A CLOSER LOOK ?

NO, NO, ACTUALLY,
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.

SEE, THE FIRE TEAM
GOES OUT THERE FIRST,

NO ONE ELSE IS ALLOWED
NEAR THE VEHICLE

FOR AT LEAST
ANOTHER HOUR.

WHY IS THAT ?

WITH ANY ANTI-ARMOR TEST
INVOLVING A LIVE ROUND,

THERE'S ALWAYS
A FREAK CHANCE

THAT SOMETHING MIGHT
BLOW AFTER THE FACT.

PLUS, WE DON'T
WANNA LOSE YOU,

FIRST DAY ON
THE JOB, COLONEL.

SO HOW ABOUT
THAT DRINK ?

SOUNDS GOOD MAJOR.

THERE'LL BE A PHONE CALL
FOR YOU IN YOUR OFFICE

AT EXACTLY 1100 HOURS.

IT'S IMPORTANT
YOU BE THERE.

GOOD MORNING.

( chatter )

WELCOME SIR.

MORNING SERGEANT.

GOOD MORNING, SIR.

I TOOK THE LIBERTY
OF UNPACKING A FEW

OF YOUR THINGS.

THANK YOU SERGEANT.

FAMILY SIR ?

WHAT'S THAT ?

FAMILY.

THAT'S MY UNCLE.

HE WAS A FLIER
IN WORLD WAR II.

HMM...

WHAT'S THAT ?

THIS IS THE PLANE
I LEARNED TO FLY IN,

A T-28.

I USED TO
TAKE HER UP,

SLIDE THE
CANOPY BACK,

AND FLY FOR HOURS.

JUST ME IN THE SKY.

PERSONALLY SIR,
I LIKE THE SKY RIGHT
WHERE IT IS--

WITH ME ON THE GROUND
LOOKING UP AT IT.

SO, WHERE YOU
FROM SIR ?

JUST OUTSIDE OF CHICAGO.

AND WHERE
WOULD THAT BE ?

NORMAL.

NORMAL ILLINOIS,
IS THAT ON THE MAP ?

YES SERGEANT, IT IS.

IS IT NORMAL
IN NORMAL ?

I THINK THE WORD IS,
UNEVENTFUL.

ARE YOU GETTING PAID
BY THE HOUR COLONEL ?

NO, NO, I GOT
AN APPOINTMENT.

( phone )

I'LL TAKE THIS
SERGEANT, THANK YOU.

FINE.

COLONEL BURTON.

HELLO ?

THE TEST ON
THE BRADLEY,

I HEAR YOU WANTED TO
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK.

HOW DID YOU
HEAR THAT ?

WHEN IT COMES
TO THE BRADLEY,

FOLLOW YOUR
INSTINCTS COLONEL.

Who is this ?

I CAN'T TELL YOU
THAT RIGHT NOW.

WELL WHOEVER YOU ARE,

I DON'T TAKE
UNSOLICITED ADVICE

FROM PEOPLE
I DON'T KNOW.

JUST MAKE SURE YOU READ
THE FINE PRINT, COLONEL.

COLONEL BURTON.

YOU'RE UP
EARLY SIR.

I THOUGHT
I'D DROP BY

ON MY WAY TO THE
OFFICE, SERGEANT.

CHECK OUT
THE BRADLEY.

SIR.

ISN'T YOUR OFFICE
40 MILES THAT WAY SIR ?

YES SERGEANT,
YES IT IS.

HAS ANYTHING BEEN
ALTERED ON THIS VEHICLE

SINCE THE TEST ?

NO SIR.

ARE YOU LOOKING
FOR SOMETHING, SIR ?

JUST READING
THE FINE PRINT
SERGEANT.

JUST READING
THE FINE PRINT.

STINGER MISSILES,
50 TRACERS.

7.62 TRACERS.

25 MM ROUNDS.

WHAT'S THIS ?

THAT'S WHAT WAS USED
ON THE BRADLEY SIR.

THIS WRITING,

IT'S ROMANIAN,
ISN'T IT ?

YES SIR, IT IS.

SIR, COLONEL BACH
AND MAJOR SAYERS

WON'T BE HERE
UNTIL NOON.

THAT'S WHEN OUR
FIRST TEST OF THE DAY

IS SCHEDULED SIR.

WELL,

THIS ISN'T EXACTLY
AN ALL-OUT TEST SERGEANT.

MORE LIKE A
LITTLE POP QUIZ.

I'M NOT SURE REGULATIONS
ALLOWS US TO BORROW

THE DOOR FROM
THE AMMUNITION SHED

FOR A POP QUIZ, SIR.

SIR, REGULATIONS STATE
THAT THE AMMUNITION SHED

SHOULD NEVER BE
LEFT OPEN, SIR.

DULY NOTED SERGEANT.

I BELIEVE THAT
REGULATION ALSO APPLIED

TO REMOVING THE
DOOR ENTIRELY COLONEL.

ALSO DULY NOTED.

FIRE
WHEN READY.

BACK BLAST
AREA CLEAR !

ON THE WAY SIR.

FIRE.

STRAIGHT,
STRAIGHT...

YOU WRECKED
A DOOR ?

COLONEL,

THE AMMUNITION THAT WAS
USED ON THE LAST TEST

ON THE BRADLEY

IS THE SAME AS WE
USED ON THIS DOOR.

ROMANIAN...

ARGUABLY THE MOST INEFFECTIVE
AMMUNITION IN THE WORLD.

NO WONDER THE BRADLEY
CAME THROUGH

WITH FLYING COLORS.

WELL, THIS IS
VERY SERIOUS.

IT IS !

YES, YOU
DESTROYED A DOOR.

COLONEL, WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT A TEST

ON AN ARMORED
PERSONNEL CARRIER,

A VEHICLE THAT WILL CARRY
SOLDIERS INTO COMBAT.

RIGHT, BUT THIS DOOR

IS PROPERTY OF THE
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.

I ASSUME
YOU KNEW THAT.

THE SHELL BARELY
PENETRATED THE DOOR.

OKAY, BUT NOW IT'S
ALL BENT OUT OF SHAPE.

HOW YOU GONNA GET
IT BACK ON ITS HINGES ?

RIGHT NOW I'M
NOT REALLY WORRIED
ABOUT THAT !

YES, BUT THIS DOOR
PROTECTS OUR AMMUNITION.

THE AMMUNITION,
DOESN'T WORK !

BUT WE NEED
THE AMMUNITION
FOR OUR TESTS.

LOOK--

I'LL BUY THE ARMY
A NEW GODAMN DOOR.

YOU CAN'T AFFORD
A DOOR LIKE THAT.

DID YOU SEE WHAT
IT STOOD UP TO ?

EXACTLY !

SOME SPITBALL
FROM ROMANIA !

IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING

THAT ONLY SOVIET ARMS
WOULD BE USED IN
THESE TESTS.

WELL, YES,

AND ROMANIA IS ONE
OF THE SOVIET BLOCS...

ISN'T IT ?

COLONEL BURTON,

WE'VE BEEN TESTING
THE BRADLEY FOR
SOME TIME NOW.

YOU MAY NOT BE
AWARE OF SOME OF

THE STEPS
WE'VE TAKEN.

THE ROMANIAN ROCKET
IS ONLY 73 MILLIMETERS,

THAT'S LESS THAN
85 MILLIMETER
RUSSIAN VERSION.

A SMALLER DIAMETER MEANS
A SMALLER EXPLOSION,

A SMALLER HOLE
AND LESS SHRAPNEL.

WE'RE INTERESTED IN
CONDUCTING BALLISTIC TESTS

USING ALL SORTS
OF AMMUNITION IN
VARYING DIAMETERS

TO DETERMINE THE EXACT THRESHOLD
OF THE BRADLEY'S TOLERANCE.

SO FAR, IT'S HELD UP

AGAINST EVERYTHING
WE'VE THROWN AT IT SIR.

SOVIET, ROMANIAN.

LATVIAN,
LITHUANIAN...

LIKE A ROCK.

MY APOLOGIES.

YOU'RE NEW
TO THE PROJECT.

THERE'S A LOT TO
CATCH UP ON.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

SO IF YOU'LL JUST
GET ME THE TEST REPORTS,

I CAN CATCH RIGHT UP.

HOW'S THAT
COLONEL ?

SEND ME THE DATA,
I'LL DO MY HOMEWORK,

AND WE CAN PUSH THIS
THING RIGHT THROUGH.

WE'VE GOT FIVE YEARS
OF TEST REPORTS

ON THIS MODEL
ALONE, SIR.

WE HAVE A SCHEDULE
TO MAINTAIN.

LET'S KEEP TO IT,

TO GET THE BRADLEY
INTO PRODUCTION, ASAP.

WHAT DO YOU SAY ?

THANK YOU GENTLEMEN.

THIS COULD BLOW
THE WHOLE DEAL.

YOU'VE GOT TO NIP
THIS IN THE BUD

LIKE YOU DID WITH
THE LAST GUY.

DON'T WORRY
ABOUT IT.

SIR, HE WANTS TO
SEE THE REPORTS.

HOW ARE WE GOING
TO STOP HIM ?

JUST GIVE HIM
THE REPORTS.

ARE YOU OUT
OF YOUR MIND ?

I'M NOT GOING
TO SHOW HIM
A SINGLE PAGE.

LISTEN TO ME,
LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY.

GIVE HIM EVERYTHING
HE WANTS.

EVERY SINGLE PIECE
OF PAPER.

EVERYTHING.

SERGEANT ?

HERE SIR.

WHAT THE HECK
IS ALL THIS ?

EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED
TO KNOW ABOUT THE BRADLEY

AND WEREN'T
AFRAID TO ASK.

EVERY MEMO ON EVERY
LAST NUT AND BOLT.

I WONDER WHICH
NATIONAL FOREST

LAID DOWN IT'S LIFE
FOR THIS PROJECT ?

YOU READ ANY
OF THIS STUFF ?

NOT YET SIR.

I WAS HOPIN' YOU'D SHOW UP
WITH THE CLIFF NOTES.

I HARDLY KNOW
WHERE TO START.

MAYBE THAT'S
THE WHOLE IDEA.

I DON'T GET IT.

WHAT ?

THAT.

IT'S THE BRADLEY.

IF THAT'S THE BRADLEY,

THEN WHAT'S THIS ?

WHAT'S THE DATE ?

1968.

THE QUESTION IS HOW
DID THEY GET TO THAT

FROM THIS ?

GENTLEMEN,

OUR MISSION WAS TO
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT

AN INFANTRY
TRANSPORT VEHICLE,

THAT WOULD BE A WORTHY
REPLACEMENT

FOR THE M-113 ARMORED
PERSONNEL CARRIER.

WE HAVE MET THAT OBJECTIVE
AND THEN SOME.

THE BRADLEY ARMORED
PERSONNEL CARRIER.

IT WILL BRING TROOPS
TO A COMBAT ZONE

SWIFTLY, EFFICIENTLY,
AND SAFELY.

IT WILL HOLD 11 MEN
PLUS A DRIVER,

AND FEATURES A
20 MILLIMETER CANNON,

WHICH WILL PROVIDE
AMPLE FIREPOWER

AND AT THE SAME
TIME, FLEXIBILITY.

LIGHTLY ARMORED,

SPEEDY AND
SOLIDLY ENGINEERED.

OUR TROOPS WILL BE ARRIVING
AT THE BATTLEFIELD

IN THE VERY FINEST,
AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY
HAS TO OFFER

AND AT A MILLION
AND A HALF PER,

A REAL BARGAIN.

NICE WORK COLONEL !

OUTSTANDING !

DAMN IMPRESSIVE !

IN OTHER WORDS

IT WAS DESIGNED TO
BE A BIG TAXI CAB

DRIVING GUYS TO
THE BATTLEFIELD
AND GO BACK HOME.

UH-HUH.

BUT HOW DID IT END UP
WITH A TURRET ON TOP ?

THIS IS ALL WELL AND
GOOD COLONEL SMITH BUT,

SOMETHING
WRONG GENERAL ?

WELL, WITH THIS
GORILLA IN PRODUCTION

I DON'T SUPPOSE THERE'S
GONNA BE ANYTHING LEFT

IN THE BUDGET
FOR MY SCOUT.

I DOUBT IT BOB.

YOU DON'T
NEED SCOUTS--

YOU HAVE RADAR,
AIR-RECON, SATELLITES.

YOU ALWAYS
NEED A SCOUT.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT
I'M THINKING ?

WHY COULDN'T THIS
THING SERVE
AS A SCOUT ?

BUT IT'S A TROOP
CARRIER GENERAL.

THIS IS A
SPEEDY VEHICLE.

WHY CAN'T IT
BE BOTH ?

FOR ONE THING,
IT'S TOO BIG.

AND FOR THE OTHER,
YOU CAN'T REALLY SEE OUT

ALL THAT MUCH
FROM INSIDE.

SOUNDS LIKE
A DESIGN FLAW TO ME.

DESIGN FLAW ?

WE'LL JUST STICK
A TURRET ON TOP

WITH LOTS
OF OPTICALS.

BUT THEN SIR, IT
WILL BE EVEN BIGGER.

WELL, WHAT'S
YOUR PROBLEM SMITH ?

NOT ELEGANT
ENOUGH FOR YOU ?

WELL THE THING
IS GENERAL,

IT'S KIND OF HARD TO
DO A "SNEAK AND PEAK"

WHEN YOU'RE OVER
TEN-FEET TALL.

HE'S GOT
A POINT BOB.

ALL I KNOW
WE NEED A SCOUT,

THIS IS FAST ENOUGH
TO DO THE JOB

AND IT'S FUNDED.

WE'RE A HAIR
OVER BUDGET.

IF YOU TURN
THE BRADLEY
INTO SCOUT,

WE'LL BE SELLING
THEM OFF TO SOME

EL PRESIDENTE
DE CHIMICHANGA
IN NO TIME !

ANYTHING FOR SURVEILLANCE
ENDS UP SOUTH OF THE BORDER

BEFORE THE PAINT
EVEN DRIES !

WHEN YOU NEEDED
THAT ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN,

WHO BACKED YOU
UP ON THAT ?

YOU DID BOB.

WHO TESTIFIED TO APPROPRIATIONS
ON BEHALF OF THAT GUN ?

YOU DID BOB.

I'M TALKING TO
APPROPRIATIONS NEXT WEEK,

DO I SELL YOU
ON MY SCOUT
OR DO I NOT ?

YOU DID BOB.

HOW ABOUT PORTHOLES
ALONG THE SIDE ?

FOR INDIVIDUAL
FIREARMS SO THE FELLAS

CAN STICK OUT THEIR GUNS
AND SHOOT PEOPLE !

GOOD, AND YOU
KNOW WHAT COLONEL ?

WE ALREADY
HAVE THE TURRET,

WE OUGHTA GET
THE BIGGEST BANG
WE CAN UP THERE.

I'M SORRY,
"BANG" SIR ?

YOU CAN'T HURT ANYBODY
WITH THAT PANSY-ASSED GUN !

ADD ON SOME
FIREPOWER !

WHERE AM I SUPPOSED
TO FIT THE EXTRA AMMO ?

I DON'T KNOW.

CAN YOU SHIFT THINGS
AROUND, MAKE ROOM !

YOU ALREADY GOT 4,400 ROUNDS
OF MACHINE GUN AMMO

YOU WANNA ADD
25 MILLIMETER SHELLS ?

THE GENERAL
WANTS HIS AMMO.

HE CAN'T HAVE
HIS AMMO.

NOT UNLESS HE'S RUNS
ALONGSIDE THIS THING

CARRYING IT.

WELL, CAN YOU JUST
SQUEEZE IT IN ?

NO.

OH COME ON,
JUST SQUEEZE IT IN !

WE'RE NOT TRYING ON
LEVI'S HERE COLONEL,

ARE YOU TELLING ME
THAT IN A VEHICLE THIS SIZE

YOU CAN'T FIND ROOM
FOR A FEW ROUNDS

OF AMMUNITION ?!

NOT IN ITS CURRENT
CONFIGURATION, NO SIR.

SO, THE CONFIGURATION
IS WRONG.

THERE MUST BE
SOMETHING YOU CAN DUMP.

"DUMP", SIR ?

SOMETHING
YOU DON'T NEED.

GENERAL, THE INTERIOR
IS VERY SPARE.

BESIDES THE AMMUNITION
AND THE MEN...

MAYBE YOU CAN LEAVE
ONE OF THE FELLAS BEHIND.

PUT THE AMMO
WHERE THE MEN GO.

SIR...

IT IS A TROOP CARRIER.

SO, MAKE A COUPLE
OF EXTRA TRIPS,

WHAT'S THE
DIFFERENCE ?

THEY WANT A TRANSPORT
THAT DOESN'T CARRY MEN,

AND A SCOUT THAT'S
GOT A CANNON

AS BIG
AS A TANK'S.

AND PORTHOLES.

OH GREAT,
PORTHOLES.

THE GUYS CAN SHOOT AT
WHATEVER THEY CAN'T HIT

WITH THEIR CANNON.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY
THE DAMN THING JONES,

JUST DRAW IT.

THAT'S ONE HELL
OF A CANNON.

THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

WHY ?

YOU GO OUT
IN A BATTLEFIELD

WITH THIS PECKER
STICKING OUT OF YOUR TURRET

THE ENEMY IS GONNA
UNLOAD ON YOU WITH
ALL THEY GOT.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL PAINT
A BIG RED BULL'S-EYE

ON THE SIDE.

BUT IT'S A TROOP CARRIER,
NOT A TANK.

YOU WANT ME TO PUT A SIGN
ON IT IN 50 LANGUAGES--

"I AM A TROOP CARRIER,
NOT A TANK,

"PLEASE DON'T
SHOOT AT ME" ?!

THIS WAS GOING
TO BE SO BEAUTIFUL.

( applause )

THAT'S GOOD
WORK, SMITH.

LOOKS PERFECT
TO ME.

THANK YOU SIR.

THE THING IS--

YES GENERAL ?

LOOKS A LITTLE LIKE A TANK
WITH THAT CANNON ON TOP.

PROBABLY GONNA
DRAW MORE FIRE.

ACTUALLY SIR,

THAT HAS COME
TO OUR ATTENTION.

WE KNOW IT'S NOT A TANK,
BUT WILL THE OTHER SIDE ?

I GUESS WE COULD
ALWAYS THICKEN THE ARMOR,

TOUGHEN UP
THE HIDE A BIT.

COLONEL SMITH,

COULD YOU EXPLAIN WHY YOU
PUT THOSE PORTHOLES THERE ?

YES SIR,
AS PER YOUR REQUEST

SO THE MEN CAN SHOOT
OUT AT THE ENEMY.

YOU'RE JOKING,
AREN'T YOU ?

BESIDES PORTHOLES,
WHAT ARE WE IN NOW, THE NAVY ?

SAY...

YOU THINK YOU COULD
MAKE THIS THING
AMPHIBIOUS ?

GET THE TROOPS
ACROSS A RIVER ?

NO.

NO SIR.

NO, NO, NO, NO.

AMPHIBIOUS ?

THE BRADLEY'S
SUPPOSED TO SWIM ?

IN THEORY AT LEAST.

AMPHIBIOUS TROOP CARRIER
SLASH SCOUT...

SLASH TANK.

A COUPLA MORE MONTHS,

I BET THEY CAN GET
THIS THING TO FLY.

WHAT'S THIS
IN THE MARGIN ?

"PLEASE HELP ME,
I AM LOSING MY MIND,

"R.L.S."

LIEUTENANT COLONEL
ROBERT LAUREL SMITH,

HEAD OF OVERSIGHT
AND DEVELOPMENT.

ALUMINUM.

THIS THING'S GOT
AN ALUMINUM SKIN.

HUH ?

ANYTHING AN ENEMY
TANK FIRES AT

IS GONNA
GO THROUGH IT

LIKE A HOT KNIFE
THROUGH BUTTER.

WE'RE DOING THE 'SPECS

ON USING STEEL
RATHER THAN ALUMINUM.

OF COURSE, STEEL IS
MUCH HEAVIER THAN ALUMINUM,

SO IT WON'T
GO AS FAST.

WE CAN'T LOSE SPEED,
WE LOSE SPEED,

IT WON'T WORK AS
A SCOUT VEHICLE.

IT WON'T KEEP PACE
WITH TANKS, EITHER.

THICKER ARMOR'S
A REACTIVE MEASURE.

LET'S THINK
PRO-ACTIVE HERE.

I SAY EQUIP THE THING
WITH ANTI-TANK MISSILES,

THEN IT CAN BLAST
THOSE ENEMY TANKS

BEFORE THEY GET A
CHANCE TO FIRE.

WHAT DO YOU
THINK COLONEL ?

FINE.

ANTI-TANK MISSILES ?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHERE DO I
PUT THEM ?

THE MEN WILL HAVE TO
WEAR THE MISSILES AS HATS !

I DON'T KNOW JONES.

THAT'S WHY YOU GET
PAID THE BIG BUCKS.

COLONEL,
THERE'S NO ROOM.

WE'RE NOT
TALKING ABOUT--

A PAIR OF LEVI'S,
I KNOW, I KNOW !

GODAMMIT !

WHAT WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT IS

11 YEARS WITH
NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT !

EXCEPT AN ULCER THE SIZE OF
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

AND A CAREER THAT'S
ON PERMANENT HOLD !

YOU SEE THIS ?!

I'VE BEEN A BIRD
COLONEL SO LONG

I SWEAR I'M
GROWING FEATHERS !

IF YOU HAVE
TO DESIGN HATS

TO HAUL THOSE
GODAMN MISSILES,

THEN JUST DO IT.

EXCUSE ME SIR...

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

IF I CAN HAVE YOUR
ATTENTION PLEASE.

IF YOU'D ALL JUST
TAKE YOUR SEATS.

THANK YOU.

WE ARE PLEASED TO
PRESENT A SCALE MODEL

OF THE NEW BRADLEY
FIGHTING VEHICLE.

* AMERICA

* AMERICA

FEATURING SCOUT,
TROOP TRANSPORT,

AND ANTI-TANK
CAPABILITIES,

IT CARRIES SIX MEN.

HOW MANY WAS IT
SUPPOSED TO CARRY ?

ELEVEN.

THE BRADLEY
IS OUTFITTED

WITH THE MOST SOPHISTICATED
SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT

EVER DEVELOPED.

IT IS ALSO EQUIPPED
WITH A RAPID FIRE CANNON,

AND AN ANTI-TANK
ROCKET LAUNCHER.

WHICH MEANS
IT'S LOADED WITH...

...1500 SHELLS AND 10-TOE
ANTI-TANK MISSILES.

SO IN SUMMATION
GENTLEMEN,

WHAT YOU HAVE
BEFORE YOU IS...

( girl )
A TROOP TRANSPORT
THAT CAN'T CARRY TROOPS,

A RECONNAISSANCE VEHICLE

THAT'S TOO CONSPICUOUS
TO DO RECONNAISSANCE,

AND A QUASI-TANK

THAT HAS LESS ARMOR
THAN A SNOW BLOWER

BUT HAS ENOUGH AMMO TO
TAKE OUT HALF OF D.C.

FANTASTIC.

CONGRATULATIONS
GENERAL SMITH.

GENERAL ?!

HELLUVA JOB.

GENERAL ?

LET'S BUILD IT.

THEY'RE BUILDING IT ?!

THIS IS WHAT
WE'RE BUILDING ?

* AMERICA *

PLEASE BE SEATED.

THIS WILL BE BRIEF,
AS I'M NEEDED

AT THE OVAL OFFICE.

I WANT TO CALL YOUR
ATTENTION TO

THIS MORNING'S
NEW YORK TIMES.

IF YOU YOU'D BE SO KIND
TO TURN TO THE EDITORIAL PAGE.

IT ESSENTIALLY SAYS
THAT EVERY WEAPON WE PRODUCE

IS AN OVER-PRICED
PIECE OF JUNK.

NOW,
THAT'S NOT NEWS.

CRITICS HAVE
SAID IT FOR YEARS.

WHAT WAS NEWS TO ME

TOUCHED ON OUR
SUPPOSEDLY SPECTACULAR

"Sgt. YORK"
ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN.

IT SAYS THERE
WHEN THE Sgt. YORK

PROVED INCAPABLE
OF HITTING AIRPLANES,

WE TEST FIRED IT
AT HOVERING HELICOPTERS.

WHEN IT FAILED TO
HIT HOVERING HELICOPTERS,

WE FIRED IT AT STATIONARY
TARGETS AND IT MISSED THOSE.

NOW IS THIS POSSIBLE,
GENERAL KEANE ?

THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH
THE PROXIMITY FUSING.

ACCORDING TO THIS,

ONE MISSILE LOCKED ON
TO A VENTILATION FAN

IN THE LATRINE !

AND DESTROYED
THE LATRINE.

WERE WE TEST FIRING
AT LATRINE'S THAT DAY ?

MY FIRST SERGEANT WAS IN
THAT LATRINE AT THE TIME

AND I CAN ASSURE YOU

HE'S AROUND TO
SWEAR OTHERWISE.

WHY AM I LEARNING
ABOUT THESE THINGS

IN THE NEWSPAPER ?

IT MAKES ME
LOOK FOOLISH.

AND I AM NOT
A FOOLISH MAN.

GENERAL CUSHING,
ARE YOU HAVING ANY PROBLEMS

WITH THE MAVERICK
MISSILE YOU'RE TESTING ?

NO SIR.

ADMIRAL MOREHOUSE,

ANY PROBLEMS
WITH THE A-12 ?

NONE WHATSOEVER SIR.

GENERAL PARTRIDGE...

SIR !

ANY PROBLEMS
WITH THE BRADLEY ?

NO SIR,
ABSOLUTELY NOT.

PRODUCTION IS IMMINENT.

MR. SECRETARY,

I BELIEF THE PRESS IS
ON A WILD GOOSE CHASE,

LOOKING FOR PROBLEMS
WHERE NONE EXIST.

LET'S HOPE
YOU'RE RIGHT GENERAL.

BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE
IN THIS ADMINISTRATION

WHO DO HAVE PROBLEMS.

TERRORISTS IN LEBANON,
AND COLONEL KADAFI IN LIBYA,

AND SANDINISTAS
IN NICARAGUA,

AND LET'S NOT FORGET
OUR ONGOING PROBLEMS

WITH THE SOVIET UNION.

FRANKLY,

I DON'T APPRECIATE CALLS

FROM REPORTERS
AND CONGRESSMEN

ASKING ME WHY NOTHING
WE ARE WORKING ON WORKS.

AND I CAN'T ANSWER THEM

BECAUSE THE MEN IN CHARGE OF
DEVELOPING THESE SYSTEMS

TELL ME EVERYTHING
IS JUST PEACHY !

SO, IF YOU DON'T
HAVE PROBLEMS, GOOD.

IF YOU DO,
GET RID OF THEM.

I WANT THESE
WEAPONS BUILT.

IF NOT BY YOU,
I'LL FIND MEN WHO CAN.

YOU WANTED
TO SEE ME SIR ?

YES I DO.

CLOSE THE DAMN DOOR,
COME ON.

ABOUT THESE TESTS YOU'VE
BEEN THINKING ABOUT,

CONDUCTING ON
THE BRADLEY.

I UNDERSTAND
YOU'RE CONCERNED.

BUT IF YOU KNEW
THE VEHICLE AS I DO,

AN ARMORED WARFARE EXPERT
INSTEAD OF A FLIER,

YOU WOULDN'T
BE CONCERNED,

AND YOU'D UNDERSTAND
THE BRADLEY IS A GOOD VEHICLE.

4,000 AMERICANS WILL
BE EMPLOYED BUILDING IT,

THE ARMY WANTS IT.

ONCE YOU'VE HAD THE
CHANCE TO READ THE FILES...

I'VE READ
THE FILES, SIR.

200 PAGES ON
THE REAR DOOR,

250 PAGES ON
THE PAINT JOB,

COMPUTER SIMULATIONS
OF COMBAT CONDITIONS--

NOT A SINGLE TEST
THAT INDICATES
WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN

IF THE BRADLEY
TAKES A HIT.

WHICH IS WHY
I'VE ORDERED A...

FULL-UP LIVE FIRE TEST.

I WANT TO EQUIP
A BRADLEY WITH

ALL THE AMMUNITION IT
WOULD TAKE INTO BATTLE,

FILL ALL THE
FUEL TANKS, AND,

HIT IT WITH A SOVIET
ANTI-TANK WEAPON,

TO SEE HOW
IT'LL HOLD UP.

CANCEL IT.

SIR ?

I THINK WE'RE HAVING A
COMMUNICATION MELTDOWN HERE,

COLONEL.

WHATEVER PROBLEMS
THERE ARE, WE'LL FIX THEM,

IN THE FIELD, AFTER
THEY'RE DEPLOYED.

THAT'S THE WAY THINGS ARE
DONE AROUND HERE COLONEL,

THAT'S THE WAY
WE'RE GONNA DO THIS.

NOBODY TAKES YOUR JOB
MORE SERIOUSLY THAN I DO,

BUT I ALSO
HAVE A JOB.

GOTTA GET THAT
BRADLEY DEPLOYED.

I WANT THAT ROCKET LAUNCHER
POINTED AT THE SOVIETS.

HERE.

JESUS.

DISMISSED.

AFTERNOON.

AFTERNOON SIR.

AFTERNOON.

FANNING !

YES, SIR.

WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOU ?

DON'T ASK.

WHAT'S THIS ?

IT WAS ON YOUR DESK
WHEN I GOT BACK FROM LUNCH.

"SOME AMMUNITION FOR
YOUR BRADLEY BATTLE."

IT'S A BRITISH ARMY
TEST REPORT.

TOP SECRET TOO.

UNTIL IT
LANDED HERE.

GENERAL SMITH,
JIM BURTON.

HOW DID YOU
FIND ME ?

YOU HAVE VERY
DISTINCTIVE
HANDWRITING.

I'VE BEEN READING
MEMOS ON THE BRADLEY

GOING BACK TO 1968,

WITH YOUR
HANDWRITTEN NOTES

IN THE MARGIN, ALL...
INITIALED BY YOU.

THIS HANDWRITING ?

WE SHOULD NOT
BE SEEN TALKING.

LOOK, YOU CONTACTED
ME, GENERAL.

NO.

YOU RECEIVED AN
ANONYMOUSLY LEAK

ABOUT WHICH
I KNOW NOTHING.

SO THE BRITISH FOUND OUT
THAT ALUMINUM BURNS,

AND GIVES OFF A TOXIC GAS
WHEN HIT BY A SHELL.

BAD NEWS FOR MEN IN
ALUMINUM ARMORED VEHICLES,

ENOUGH SAID.

COULDN'T WE--

COULDN'T WE SIT
DOWN SOMEWHERE AND
ACTUALLY TALK ?

ARE YOU OUT OF
YOUR MIND COLONEL ?

IF THE PENTAGON HAD
THEIR CHOICE OF BUSTING US

OR NAILING
A SOVIET SPY,

THEY WOULD CHOOSE US
IN A HEARTBEAT.

WHO EXACTLY IS
"US" GENERAL ?

THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE
WHO WORK IN THE PENTAGON

WHO ARE FED UP WATCHING
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS

THROWN AWAY ON
DEFECTIVE WEAPONS

UPON WHICH OUR TROOPS ARE
SUPPOSED TO STAKE THEIR LIVES.

PEOPLE LIKE YOU COLONEL,
WE ARE THE ENEMY.

TO WHOM ?

TO MAJORS WHO WANT
TO BE COLONELS,

TO COLONELS WHO WANT
TO BE GENERALS,

TO GENERALS WHO WANT
THAT FOURTH STAR.

YOU BET WE ARE
THE ENEMY.

NOBODY MOVES UP WITHOUT
GETTIN' THINGS DONE.

WHAT YOU DON'T
WANT TO BE IS

THE ONE WHO
DROPS THE BALL 'CAUSE,

IF YOU'RE THE ONE
WHO DROPS THE BALL,

NO PROMOTION,
NO STAR,

NO CUSHY JOB WITH
A CONTRACT WHEN YOU RETIRE.

WHICH IS WHY COLONEL,

ANY AND EVERYONE
ATTACHED TO THE BRADLEY

WILL SEE TO IT,
TO STOP YOUR TESTS.

GENERAL,

I APPRECIATE YOUR INTERESTS
IF NOT YOUR METHODS.

WHATEVER DISAGREEMENTS
I MAY OR MAY NOT BE HAVING

OVER THE BRADLEY

WILL BE RESOLVED
ABOVE BOARD.

NOW, IF YOU HAVE
SOMETHING TO SAY,

I'M SURE THE WASHINGTON POST
WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO YOU.

ME ?

THE PRESS,
ARE YOU CRAZY ?

THE ARMY
IS MY LIFE.

LIKE YOU COLONEL,
I WORK INSIDE THE SYSTEM.

AND YOU DON'T HAVE
A PRAYER IN HELL

OF RUNNING YOUR TESTS.

NOT UNLESS YOU'RE WILLING
TO SACRIFICE YOUR CAREER.

AND IF YOU THINK
YOU'RE SAFE

BECAUSE CONGRESS
GAVE YOU YOUR JOB

YOU BETTER
THINK AGAIN.

GOOD DAY COLONEL.

GOOD LUCK.

SO WHY DID YOU
SEND ME THAT REPORT ?

NICE TO SEE
YOU GENERAL.

NICE TO SEE YOU.

EVENING SIR.

EVENING SIR.

SO SHE LEANED OVER TO ME
AND WHISPERED,

WHY DO YOU THINK THE GENERAL
ALWAYS STANDS AT ATTENTION ?!

SORRY TO
DISTURB YOU SIR,

BUT MAJOR SAYERS
IS IN THE LIBRARY.

TELL MAJOR SAYERS
I'M BUSY.

SORRY SIR, BUT HE SAID TO
TELL YOU THE LITTLE PRICK

ORDERED TESTS
ON THE BRADLEY.

WHAT ?!

I'LL HAVE HIS ASS IN
THE SLING SO FAST.

WHOSE ASS,
MAJOR SAYERS

OR THE LITTLE PRICK ?

GENERAL SIR,

HE NOW SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT
THE STUDY THE BRITS DID.

WHAT STUDY ?

THE BRITS DID
A STUDY ON ALUMINUM.

THAT WOULD BE
THE SAME ALUMINUM

USED ON THE
BRADLEY SIR.

WHEN HIT BY A SHELL IT
HAS A TENDENCY TO BURN,

WHEN IT BURNS IT
GIVES OFF A TOXIC GAS.

GODAMMIT.

WE FOUGHT A REVOLUTION
SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO

PAY ATTENTION TO
THE FUCKING BRITISH !

SO WHY ARE THEY MESSING
THINGS UP NOW ?

I THOUGHT YOU
TALKED TO HIM.

I DID.

THE MAN MUST BE
AN IDIOT OR A FOOL.

WELL, CAN'T YOU
STOP HIM SIR ?

NO, I'M NOT HIS
COMMANDING OFFICER.

SOME DRAFT-DODGING
JUNIOR CONGRESSMAN

DECIDED WE NEEDED MORE
OBJECTIVITY

IN THE TESTING PROCESS.

GODAMN CHECKS
AND BALANCES.

GENERAL, WITH
ALL DUE RESPECT,

THIS ISN'T JUST
A CHECK SIR,

IT'S MORE OF
A FULL FUCKING
BODY BLOCK !

IF WE DON'T GET
THE BRADLEY OUT
THERE NOW,

IT'LL BE STUCK IN
DEVELOPMENT FOREVER.

START PRODUCTION NOW.

THROW BURTON
A BONE OR TWO.

LET HIM RUN A
COUPLE OF TESTS.

YES, SIR.

GENERAL, ACTUALLY
HE'D LIKE TO
BLOW IT UP.

I DON'T GIVE A FLYING FUCK
WHAT BURTON WANTS.

LET HIM DO SOME
PIDDLY-SHIT STUFF,

TAKE IT FOR
A TEST DRIVE,

SEE IF HE CAN
PARALLEL PARK THE FUCKER !

JUST GET IT
INTO PRODUCTION.

( woman )
AM I TO UNDERSTAND THAT
YOU WERE NOT IN FAVOR

OF THE TESTS
COLONEL BURTON
PROPOSED ?

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

ABSOLUTELY NOT YES OR
ABSOLUTELY NOT NO.

ABSOLUTELY NOT
ABSOLUTELY.

( male )
ARE YOU QUESTIONING
HIS MOTIVES OR HIS
METHODS GENERAL ?

I HAVE NO REASON TO QUESTION
COLONEL BURTON'S MOTIVES.

I CAN ONLY SPEAK
TO HIS METHODS.

WHICH BY ANYONE'S
DEFINITION

WERE SOMEWHAT
PECULIAR.

I MEAN THERE WERE
OTHER WAYS TO FIND OUT

IF CLOTHING WOULD CATCH
FIRE INSIDE THE BRADLEY

WHEN IT TOOK A HIT.

LET'S TAKE THE
MANNEQUIN THING.

COLONEL.

YES.

PHONE CALL
FOR YOU SIR.

THEY SAID IT'S
IMPORTANT.

VERY GOOD.

DALTON.

YES SIR.

I'LL MEET YOU BACK
AT THE FIRING AREA.

YES, SIR.

STRIP THE DUMMIES.

SIR ?

STRIP THE DUMMIES
SERGEANT, NOW.

THANK YOU.

LET'S GO.

FIRE WHEN READY.

BACK BLAST AREA CLEAR !

OUT OF
THE WAY SIR.

FIRE.

HOLD IT THERE.

LET ME SEE THOSE.

THAT LOOKS GOOD,
UNIFORMS LOOK GOOD.

WAIT A MINUTE,
WHAT'S THAT ?

( male )
THAT'S PART OF
OUR TEST COLONEL.

WAIT A MINUTE.

( Partridge )
CERTAINLY NO ONE IN MY COMMAND

GAVE THE ORDER TO
STRIP THE DUMMIES

AND PUT THEIR CLOTHES
INSIDE A FIREPROOF CONTAINER

INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE
COLONEL BURTON WASN'T AROUND.

( yelling )

THE INSULTS THAT WERE
TRADED THAT DAY

DEFINITELY HAD
NO BUSINESS SHOWING UP

IN THE TEST REPORTS.

THEY WERE OF COURSE
DELETED FROM THE FINAL REPORT.

ALL EXCEPT COLONEL BACH'S
UNFORTUNATE REFERENCE

TO COLONEL BURTON'S
MOTHER.

UNDERSTAND, TEMPERATURES
WERE RUNNING HIGH.

APPARENTLY INSIDE
THE BRADLEY AS WELL.

THERE'S A DEGREE
OF UNCERTAINTY

INVOLVED IN EVERY TEST.

THAT'S THE POINT
OF DOING TESTS.

TO FIND OUT
WHAT HAPPENS.

IF WE KNEW WHAT
THE RESULT WOULD BE

WE WOULDN'T NEED
TO DO THE TEST.

AND,

JUST BECAUSE THE TESTS
DIDN'T ALWAYS COME OUT

THE WAY COLONEL BURTON
EXPECTED...

IS NO REASON TO ASSUME
ANYTHING DEVIOUS WAS GOING ON.

( female )
I ASKED YOU GENERAL,

FILLING THE FUEL
TANKS WITH WATER

FOR A TEST DESIGNED
TO CHECK THE COMBUSTIBILITY

OF THOSE TANKS,
THAT WASN'T DEVIOUS ?!

IF THE TANKS HAD
BEEN FILLED OF FUEL

THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE
THE VEHICLE WOULD'VE EXPLODED.

( male )
ISN'T THAT
THE POINT ?

IF THE VEHICLE
HAD EXPLODED,

WE COULDN'T HAVE
RUN ADDITIONAL TESTS.

I CAN'T ORDER UP AN
UNLIMITED NUMBER OF BRADLEYS

JUST TO BLOW THEM UP !

UNLESS OF COURSE
YOU'RE TELLING ME

TO SPEND MORE MONEY WHICH
I CAN'T IMAGINE YOU ARE.

( female )
GENERAL I BELIEVE
THAT EFFORTS WERE MADE

TO MAKE THE BRADLEY
AMPHIBIOUS ?!

YES, ALTHOUGH
HOW THAT'S RELEVANT

I FAIL TO
COMPREHEND.

( male )
HOW MANY BRADLEYS WERE LOST
DURING THAT EXPERIMENT ?

LOST ?

THE REPORT SAYS
FOUR OF THE BRADLEYS

SANK DURING TESTING.

THAT IS A MATTER
OF OPINION.

( female )
IT'S NOT OPINION,
GENERAL.

FOUR OF
THEM SANK.

TECHNICALLY, YES.

GENERAL, CAN WE GET BACK
TO THE FUEL TANKS ?

SERGEANT.

HAVE THE TANKS ALWAYS
BEEN FILLED WITH WATER ?

NO, SIR.

ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE
IS BEING TESTED SIR.

WHAT ELSE
DON'T I KNOW ?

SERGEANT, I'M ASKING
YOU A QUESTION.

WHAT ELSE DON'T I KNOW
ABOUT THESE TESTS ?

THE AMMUNITION STORED
IN THE BRADLEY SIR.

WHAT ABOUT IT ?

SAND.

THAT'S
AFFIRMATIVE SIR.

TELL ME--

DID THE TERM
"COURT-MARTIAL"

EVER ENTER
ANYONE'S MIND HERE ?

NO, SIR.

REALLY,

THAT'S TRULY
AMAZING SERGEANT.

HERE WE ARE WATCHING WATER
DRIP OUT OF THE GAS TANKS

AND SAND SPILL OUT
OF THE AMMUNITION

RIGHT AFTER A TEST
WAS DONE TO FIGURE OUT

WHETHER OR NOT THE
DAMN THING WAS SAFE !

NO ONE HERE EVEN THINKS OF
THE TERM "COURT-MARTIAL" ?!

WHY, IF YOU DON'T MIND
MY ASKING, IS THAT ?

WE WERE UNDER
ORDERS SIR.

DO YOU THINK ACTING
ON THOSE ORDERS

IS CONSCIONABLE
SERGEANT ?

IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHAT I THINK OR DO SIR,

BECAUSE YOU DESK WARRIORS
FROM WASHINGTON

WILL SHOW UP AND FIND
A MILLION DIFFERENT WAYS

TO MAKE THE TESTS TURN OUT
WHATEVER WAY YOU WANT SIR.

I'M NOT HERE TO
MANIPULATE TEST RESULTS.

I'M HERE TO
LEARN THE TRUTH.

YOU WANT THE
TRUTH SIR ?!

WE GET A NEW WHITE KNIGHT
EVERY OTHER YEAR SIR.

SOME GUY JUST LIKE YOU,
AND YOU ALL START OUT THE SAME.

BIG SPEECHES
THAT TURN TO SHIT

AFTER SIX MONTHS,

WHEN YOUR NEXT
PROMOTION COMES DUE.

AND THEN IT'S
BUSINESS AS USUAL.

WHERE DID YOU PICK UP THIS
LOUSY ATTITUDE, SERGEANT ?

RIGHT HERE, SIR,

WATCHING GUYS
LIKE YOU.

WELL, I'M SORRY.

I'M REALLY SORRY
TO HEAR THAT.

'CAUSE UNLIKE YOU,
I TAKE MY JOB SERIOUSLY.

REALLY ?

WELL MAYBE,

MAYBE YOU CAN EXPLAIN
TO ME, COLONEL,

WHY THE BRADLEY HAS
BEEN ORDERED INTO PRODUCTION

BEFORE YOU HAVE
DONE YOUR JOB ?

DO YOU MIND TELLING
ME WHAT THIS IS ?

100 BRADLEYS
HAVE BEEN ORDERED ?

WE HAVE A SCHEDULE
COLONEL BURTON.

AND I'M NOT GONNA
HAVE IT ON MY RECORD

THAT THE BRADLEY
FELL BEHIND SCHEDULE

BECAUSE YOU'RE FUSSING
OVER SOME GODAMN TESTS.

THOSE GODAMN TESTS
COULD SAVE LIVES.

THE BRADLEY WILL
SAVE LIVES COLONEL

BY BRINGING MEN
TO THE FRONT LINE

WHERE THEY'RE NEEDED.

DO YOU HAVE
ANY IDEA COLONEL

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN
TO THOSE MEN

IF THE BRADLEY
TAKES A HIT

AND THE ALUMINUM
BURNS ?

I KNOW ALL ABOUT THE
BRITISH STUDY COLONEL.

AND IT IS BULLSHIT.

THAT THING COULD
BE A DEATH TRAP.

SAYS WHO ?

SAYS ME !

HOW DO YOU KNOW ?

HAVE YOU PUT PEOPLE IN
THERE DURING THE TEST ?

NO, OF COURSE NOT.

YOU DON'T KNOW COLONEL,
ACTUALLY KNOW ANYTHING.

AND UNTIL YOU DO,

ALL YOU'RE DOING IS
WASTING OUR TIME.

( female )
ARE YOU SUGGESTING
COLONEL BURTON

HAD NO REASON
TO BE CONCERNED ?

I AM SUGGESTING THAT
COLONEL BURTON AND HIS TESTS

DID NOT REVEAL ANYTHING
WE DIDN'T ALREADY KNOW.

EXCEPT HIS OWN PENCHANT
FOR THEATRICS.

( male )
THEATRICS GENERAL ?

YES, THEATRICS,
CHEAP THEATRICS AT THAT.

SO BILLY, NOW THE LITTLE
PRICK HAS ISSUED A MEMO

THAT STIPULATES
FOR THE TESTS,

HE'D LIKE TO USE SHEEP.

JESUS, WE ALREADY STARTED
WORK ON THE CHASSIS ASSEMBLY.

DON'T WORRY
ABOUT IT.

'CAUSE IF THE SHEEP COME
OUT OF THIS TITS UP,

WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO STOP PRODUCTION.

THERE ARE
WAYS AROUND IT.

ABSOLUTELY.

LIKE WHAT ?

WE COULD SIC ANIMAL
RIGHTS PEOPLE ON HIM.

IT IS CRUEL AND UNUSUAL
TREATMENT OF SHEEP.

RACK OF LAMB.

YEAH, THAT
WOULD BE ME.

( phone )

YES.

( Fanning )
Major Sayers
just called sir.

UH-HUH, WHEN DO THEY
PLAN TO RUN THE TESTS ?

Immediately,

just as soon as
we send over the sheep.

"WE" ?

I THOUGHT THEY WERE
IN CHARGE OF THE SHEEP.

THEY SAY IT'S BEING
HANDLED AT OUR END.

THE SURGEON
GENERAL'S OFFICE.

WHAT DOES THE SURGEON GENERAL
HAVE TO DO WITH SHEEP ?

EXCUSE ME.

YOU MUST BE
COLONEL BURTON.

WE WERE TOLD
YOU MIGHT SHOW UP.

WHO TOLD YOU THAT ?

COLONEL BACH,

HE ESTABLISHED
THIS OFFICE LAST WEEK

WITH THE
SURGEON GENERAL.

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S
TRYING TO KILL THE BRADLEY.

WHO TOLD
YOU THAT ?

I'M SORRY SIR,

ALL INFORMATION
IN THIS OFFICE
IS CLASSIFIED.

SO, WHAT IS "RUMINANT
PROCUREMENT" ANYWAY ?

THAT'S WHAT THIS OFFICE
HAS BEEN CREATED TO DO.

YEAH, BUT
WHAT IS IT ?

THE ANALYSIS AND POLICY
DETERMINATION FOR
THE PERIMETERS

ABOUT WHICH WOULD BE
TENDERED RESEARCH DATA

ON THE OPTIMAL
TEST RUMINANT.

SUCH RUMINANTS
ARE TO BE...

YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT SHEEP.

YOU'RE IN CHARGE OF
BUYING SHEEP, CORRECT ?

WE CAN'T JUST GO OUT
AND BUY SHEEP, SIR.

WHY NOT ?

WE'RE DOING A
VAPORIFICS TEST
ON SHEEP...

VAPORIFICS IS ALL
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS

WHEN A WAR HEAD
PENETRATES ARMOR.

THE METAL PARTICLES VAPORIZE AND
FORM A LARGE FIREBALL...

LIEUTENANT,

I KNOW WHAT A
VAPORIFICS TEST IS.

I'M THE ONE
WHO CALLED FOR IT.

THEN YOU KNOW WE HAVE
TO HAVE SHEEP SPECS

BEFORE WE
CAN PROCEED.

SHEEP "SPECS",
WHAT IS SHEEP SPECS ?

SPECIFICATIONS !

SHORN OR UN-SHORN,
RAMS, EWES, LAMBS,

SHORT HAIR...

BIG HORNS
OR DOMESTIC...

OR BIG HORN
UN-SHORN !

JUST, HOW LONG
WILL IT TAKE YOU

TO GET YOUR
SHEEP SPECS ?

NOT LONG AT ALL,
SIX, EIGHT MONTHS, TOPS.

THEN WE'LL GO AND TENDER
ALL THE RESEARCH DATA.

BUT THEN WE'LL REQUIRE
ANOTHER EIGHT MONTHS

TO EVALUATE THE DATA.

AFTER WHICH WE
CAN MOVE IT INTO...

HOW MUCH ?

WELL...

ALRIGHT,
BRING IT BACK.

KEEP IT COMING,
KEEP IT COMING...

A LITTLE MORE,
LITTLE MORE... WHOA !

SIR, COLONEL BACH IS ON
HIS WAY OVER HERE SIR.

I'M SURE HE IS.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION SIR,

IT SOUNDED LIKE A
WORLD CLASS SHIT-FIT SIR.

I'M SURE
IT DID SERGEANT.

( horn honking )

COME ON, LET'S
MOVE IT OUT.

( Sayers )
WHAT THE HELL ARE
THESE SHEEP DOING HERE ?

( Burton )
I BOUGHT THEM.

( Bach )
YOU CAN'T DO THAT !

WELL I DID.

THERE ARE NO SHEEP
SPECS COLONEL !

I'VE ALREADY DEVISED
THE SHEEP SPECS MAJOR.

WHAT ARE THEY ?

THEY'RE LIVE AND KICKING,
THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.

TESTING IS A
SCIENCE, COLONEL.

EVERY TEST HAS TO BE
A CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT.

JUST STICKING A HERD
OF SHEEP INTO A....

FINE, YOU
DON'T WANT SHEEP ?

LENNON, CHAVEZ,

GET THE SHEEP
OUT OF THERE,

AND GET IN
THE BRADLEY.

GET IN THE BRADLEY.

SIR ?

I NEED A VAPORIFICS TEST,
GET IN THE BRADLEY.

EVERYONE IN
THE BRADLEY.

( Bach )
ARE YOU TOTALLY OUT
OF YOUR FUCKING MIND ?!

( Burton )
YOU THINK THIS IS SOME
KIND OF A JOKE, COLONEL ?

WELL LET'S SEE.

ALRIGHT, WE'LL
JUST USE THE SHEEP.

THAT'S A TERRIFIC IDEA.

WE'LL USE THE SHEEP
IN THE BRADLEY.

GO ON SHEEP,
IN THE BRADLEY.

GODAMMIT !

BACKBLAST AREA, CLEAR !

ON THE WAY SIR.

FIRE !

( gasping )

OH GOD,
GRANGER DON'T BREATHE !

WHAT THE HELL
HAPPENED ?

THE DAMN FUMES !

STAY BACK !

HOW ARE
YOU DOING ?

I'M OKAY.

JESUS, JUST
ONE TINY WHIFF...

DID YOU GET
A LOOK INSIDE ?

NOTHING COULD HAVE
SURVIVED THOSE FUMES.

SERGEANT, WHERE
ARE THE SHEEP ?

MAJOR SAYERS SAID
THEY HAVE TO GO
IN THE INCINERATOR.

WHAT ?!

THEY JUST CARTED
THEM AWAY SIR.

NO, STOP, STOP !

FOLLOW THOSE SHEEP !

SIR ?

STOP THAT TRUCK,
THAT'S AN ORDER !

YES, SIR.

SERGEANT.

I NEED THEM,
FOR AUTOPSY.

TO VERIFY
TEST RESULTS.

I SEE HIM,
WE GOT HIM SIR.

( sirens )

PAY NO ATTENTION
TO THEM !

SIR ?

CONCENTRATE
ON THE SHEEP.

LOOK OUT !

MOVE IT !

COME ON, COME ON !

( sirens )

DAMMIT, WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU STOPPING US FOR ?!

STOP THE SHEEP !

WHAT'S THE
HURRY SIR ?

NOT ONE OF THE
TESTS I'VE ORDERED

HAS BEEN CONDUCTED
ACCORDING TO PLAN.

AND SINCE MY JOB...

YOUR JOB IS
TO STOP WINING

AND SERVE THE UNITED STATES
AS BEFITS AN OFFICER !

MY JOB, GENERAL,

IS TO OVERSEE
THE JOINT LIVE-FIRE
TEST PROGRAM

AND DELIVER A REPORT ON
MY FINDINGS TO CONGRESS.

IN ORDER TO DO THAT
I'M GONNA HAVE TO INSIST

ON A LIVE-FIRE TEST
OF THE BRADLEY

UNDER COMBAT
CONDITIONS.

NOW YOU LISTEN TO ME
YOU FUCKING FLY-BOY,

YOU DON'T KNOW
JACK-SHIT ABOUT COMBAT !

I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT
OF WAYS FOR A SOLDIER

TO DIE IN THAT
VEHICLE SIR.

DON'T YOU PREACH TO ME
YOU SON-OF-A-BITCH !

I WANT A REALISTIC TEST.

THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY
IS TO GET THEM...

PEOPLE FIRST ,
VEHICLES SECOND !!

THOSE ARE
MY PRIORITIES.

UNFORTUNATELY
THE ARMY'S PRIORITIES

SEEM TO BE THE
EXACT OPPOSITE.

YOU ARE WAY
OUT OF LINE HERE.

I WON'T SIGN OFF
ON THE BRADLEY

WITHOUT A
LIVE-FIRE TEST.

Sir ?

WHO IS BURTON'S
COMMANDING OFFICER ?

General DeGrasso, sir.

GET HIM FOR ME.

IT'S AN ECONOMIC MOVE
COLONEL, DEPARTMENT-WIDE,

YOU'RE BEING
REASSIGNED.

IN THE MEANTIME
SHOULD I,

SHOULD I CONTINUE IN
MY PRESENT ASSIGNMENT ?

YOUR PRESENT ASSIGNMENT HAS
BEEN ELIMINATED COLONEL.

I DIDN'T THINK MY JOB
COULD BE ELIMINATED.

I WAS APPOINTED
BY CONGRESS.

BUT YOU'RE PAID
BY THE ARMY.

IF THEY CAN'T AFFORD YOU
AND THEY CAN'T,

YOU HAVE NO JOB.

COLONEL IT'S TIME
TO MOVE ON.

LET'S NOT LET THIS
LITTLE BLIP ON THE SCREEN

GROUND YOU PERMANENTLY.

WOULD THE COLONEL EVER
CONSIDERED HAVING A DRINK

WITH AN ENLISTED
SOLDIER ?

DOES THE
ENLISTED SOLDIER

THINK THE COLONEL
NEEDS ONE ?

WHAT ARE THEY
GONNA DO, FIRE YOU ?

OKAY, JUST
A LITTLE ONE.

YOU KNOW WHAT'S
REALLY IRONIC ?

GENERAL OMAR BRADLEY
WAS A BRILLIANT TACTICIAN,

AND A GREAT LEADER.

NO EGO,
JUST DID THE JOB.

AND HE LOOKED OUT
FOR THE MORALE

AND THE SAFETY
OF HIS MEN.

AND THEY GO AND PUT HIS
NAME ON THIS THING !

TALK ABOUT
A KICK IN THE ASS.

THE CLOSEST THE BRASS
EVER GET TO A BATTLEFIELD

IS THE FIRST TEE
ON A SATURDAY MORNING.

YOU KNOW, FANNING...

I'VE BEEN AROUND
LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW

THAT THE PENTAGON
IS NOT A CHARITY,

IT'S CASH FLOWS
AND EGOS.

THAT'S PART OF IT,

IT'S WHAT HELPS
DRIVE IT, FINE, BUT...

SOMEHOW...

I ALWAYS THOUGHT
THE MEN CAME FIRST.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT
THE PEOPLE ON TOP KNEW

THAT IT WAS ABOUT
THE SOLDIER IN THE FIELD.

YOU GAVE IT
YOUR BEST SHOT.

DID I ?

YES SIR, YOU DID.

WELL, NOW IT'S SOMEBODY
ELSE'S PROBLEM.

MY PROBLEM IS
SALVAGING MY CAREER.

WHICH APPARENTLY
IS NOT BEYOND REPAIR.

I'M A GOOD
LITTLE BOY.

SO, THAT'S IT.

THAT'S IT.

THE MAN SAID,
"WAR IS HELL".

HE SHOULD HAVE
TRIED PEACETIME.

YOU DON'T MIND,
DO YOU ?

NO, BE MY GUEST.

I DON'T BELIEVE IN
GOVERNMENT WASTE.

( phone )

BURTON.

So they're
moving you out ?

IS THERE ANYTHING
YOU DON'T HEAR ABOUT ?

WELL...

HOW FAR ARE YOU WILLING
TO GO WITH THIS THING ?

THE QUESTION IS--

HOW FAR ARE THEY
GOING TO SEND ME ?

I THINK YOU OUGHT TO
TAKE A TRIP TO CALIFORNIA

THIS WEEKEND.

I'M NOT UP FOR A
VACATION RIGHT NOW.

NO ONE GOES TO FRESNO
FOR A VACATION, COLONEL.

CAN I HELP YOU SIR,
I.D. PLEASE.

COLONEL BURTON.

I'M HERE TO SEE
THE PROJECT MANAGER.

COLONEL BURTON ?

YES.

STEVE JOHNSON,
PROJECT MANAGER.

HI, THANK YOU.

( foreman )
ALL SET, LET'S GO !

WHAT THE HELL IS
GOING ON HERE ?

WHO CHANGED
THE SPECS ?

THE ISRAELIS.

THE ISRAELIS, WHEN ?

WHEN THEY PLACED
THEIR ORDER.

SO THESE ARE
FOR EXPORT.

YES.

ALL OF THEM ?

YES COLONEL.

YOU'RE TELLING ME
WE'RE MANUFACTURING

TWO DIFFERENT VERSIONS
OF THIS VEHICLE ?

THE ISRAELIS WOULDN'T
TAKE THE BRADLEY

AS DESIGNED,
COLONEL.

THEY WANTED
THE FUEL TANKS
ON THE OUTSIDE.

REINFORCED ARMOR...

ALRIGHT,
ALRIGHT.

WHAT ABOUT THE SPECS
FOR OUR BRADLEYS ?

EXACTLY LIKE THE ONES
YOU'RE TESTING COLONEL.

NO CHANGE.

YOU THINK YOU
YOU WERE FOLLOWED ?

FOLLOWED ?

I DROVE AROUND
FOR HOURS.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHERE WE ARE.

MAYBE YOU PREFER TO MEET
AT THE OFFICER'S CLUB ?

SO WHEN DID THE
ISRAELIS TEST IT ?

THEY DIDN'T HAVE
TO TEST IT.

THEY KNEW BY LOOKING AT IT
IT WAS A DEATH TRAP.

SO WHILE WE'RE SENDING
OUR GUYS OFF TO DIE,

THE PENTAGON BRASS
IS REDESIGNING THE DAMN THING

FOR SOMEBODY ELSE ?!

THEY CAN'T SELL IT
OVERSEAS LIKE IT IS.

BUSINESS AS USUAL.

MAYBE YOU'D LIKE TO KEEP
FIGHTING THE BASTARDS ?

I'VE LOST
MY JOB GENERAL.

THEY'RE MOVING ME OUT.

SO, THEY'RE
MOVING YOU OUT,

YOU HAVEN'T
BEEN DISCHARGED.

WORK FROM INSIDE,

FROM WHEREVER IT IS
THEY SEND YOU.

AND TURN INTO YOU ?

PASSING ANONYMOUS NOTES
AND MEETING IN PARKING LOTS ?

YOU'RE GREAT AT
SITTING IN THE SHADOWS

AND TELLING PEOPLE
WHAT TO DO.

WHY DON'T YOU
GET OFF YOUR ASS
AND DO SOMETHING ?!

I CAN'T.

HELP ME !

I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING
THAT I CAN.

I'VE BEEN FIGHTING THIS
BATTLE FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS.

I'M NOT GONNA GO
TO THE MAT OVER THIS !

I'VE GOT
TOO MUCH TO LOSE.

70,000 TROOPS,

70,000 AMERICAN BOYS
WILL RIDE INTO BATTLE

IN THE BRADLEY IF
AMERICA FIGHTS ANOTHER WAR.

WE CAN'T BE APART OF
SENDING THEM TO THEIR DEATHS.

ONE CALL.

WHAT ?

ONE CALL.

I'LL MAKE ONE CALL
AND THAT'S IT.

SIT DOWN, SIT DOWN.

GENERAL PARTRIDGE,

YOU'VE READ TODAY'S
WASHINGTON POST ?

I HAVE MR. SECRETARY.

AND I TAKE IT YOU'VE
SEEN THE STORY,

ATTRIBUTED TO A HIGHLY
PLACED PENTAGON SOURCE.

YES I HAVE SIR,
AND MAY I SAY

THAT I'M AS DEEPLY
DISTRESSED AS YOU

THAT ANYONE IN THE PENTAGON
WOULD STOOP SO LOW.

LEAKS WITHIN
THE PENTAGON GENERAL

ARE HOW I GET
MOST OF MY INFORMATION.

MR. SECRETARY,

ARE YOU SUGGESTING
THAT THE PENTAGON

IS LESS THAN
FORTHCOMING ?

LESS THAN
FORTHCOMING GENERAL ?!

THEN PERHAPS YOU
CAN EXPLAIN TO ME

WHY I HAVE TO LEARN
FROM THE PRESS

THAT THE MAN IN CHARGE
OF TESTING THE BRADLEY

HAS BEEN FIRED ?

HE WASN'T FIRED SIR,
HE WAS REASSIGNED.

BY WHOM ?

BY GENERAL DeGRASSO,
HIS COMMANDING OFFICER.

I'M AS SHOCKED
AS YOU ARE.

MY GUESS IS THAT
THERE WAS SOME

CONFUSION BETWEEN
THE ARMY, THE AIR FORCE...

THAT'S THE SORT OF
TROUBLE YOU ALWAYS GET

WITH THESE CROSS
DEPARTMENTAL

JOINT-TESTING PROGRAMS.

( phone )

YES.

Congressman Stratton
is on the phone.

SAM, WHAT CAN
I DO FOR YOU ?

WHAT ARTICLE ?

OH, THAT ARTICLE.

NO, COMPLETELY UNTRUE,
INTEROFFICE SNAFU.

FILE IT UNDER
CREATIVE JOURNALISM.

I'M LOOKING INTO IT NOW,

YOU'LL BE
THE FIRST TO KNOW.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

MY BEST TO ELLEN.

GENERAL,

I WANT A FULL UPDATE
ON THE BRADLEY

AND I WANT IT
IN WRITING.

RIGHT AWAY SIR.

THAT IS THE LAST CALL
I EXPECT TO RECEIVE

ON THIS MATTER,

FROM CONGRESSMEN STRATTON
OR ANYONE ELSE ON THE HILL.

DO I MAKE MYSELF
CLEAR, GENERAL ?

PERFECTLY.

( knock )

COLONEL BURTON,

I WANT YOU TO WRITE
YOUR REPORT ON THE BRADLEY.

SIR ?

I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION
THAT MY JOB HAD BEEN...

YOUR JOB HAS
BEEN REINSTATED.

I WANT YOUR REPORT
ON MY DESK BY 1800 HOURS.

YES SIR.

COLONEL, IN CASE
YOU ARE UNAWARE,

AS PER THE
MILITARY MANUAL,

YOU'LL DELIVER YOUR REPORT
TO ME AND TO ME ALONE.

SHOULD SO MUCH AS
A SINGLE COPY OF YOUR REPORT

BE MADE PUBLIC,

I WILL BRING YOU
UP ON CHARGES

OF WILLFUL SUBVERSION
OF MILITARY PROCEDURE

AND HAVE YOU
COURT-MARTIALED.

STOP PACKING,
WE'RE STAYING.

WE'RE STAYING,
HOW'D YOU DO THAT ?

I DIDN'T
DO ANYTHING.

DO WE HAVE
A RULE BOOK ?

A RULE BOOK SIR ?

YOU KNOW A BOOK
WITH RULES IN IT.

WHAT DO YOU NEED
A RULE BOOK FOR ?

I'M PLAYING
BY THE RULES,

'CAUSE I ALWAYS
PLAY BY THE RULES.

HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE
PLAYING BY THE RULES

IF YOU NEED A RULE
BOOK TO TELL YOU

WHAT THE RULES ARE ?!

I NEED A RULE BOOK
TO TELL ME...

JUST GET ME
THE BOOK.

( typing )

YOU NEED ANYTHING
ELSE SIR ?

CHINESE FOOD,
NO-DOZE ?

NO THANK YOU SERGEANT,
I'M FINE.

WELL THEN, 'NIGHT SIR.

WHAT SOUNDS BETTER ?

"THE BRADLEY HAS SO FAR
FAILED VIRTUALLY EVERY TEST

OR "THE TESTING PROGRAM
OF THE BRADLEY

"HAS BEEN WITHOUT ANY
COHERENT STANDARDS."

THEY BOTH SOUND
LIKE SOMETHING

THE GENERAL WOULDN'T
WANT IN HIS REPORT.

THIS IS NOT JUST A REPORT,
IT'S A DEADLY WEAPON.

SIR, AN M-16 IS
A DEADLY WEAPON.

A REPORT IS JUST
A PILE OF PAPER

UNLESS YOU PLAN
TO INFLICT A LOT OF

EXTREMELY VICIOUS
PAPER CUTS.

GO HOME, SERGEANT.

GOODNIGHT SIR.

"THE FAILURE OF
THE BRADLEY

"TO INCORPORATE EVEN THE MOST
ELEMENTARY SAFEGUARDS

"TO PROTECT
THE TROOPS INSIDE

"RAISES QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE INTEGRITY."

"AND THE MANNER IN WHICH
THE VAPORIFICS TESTS

"WERE CARRIED OUT
SUGGESTS EITHER NEGLIGENCE

"OR A FAILURE IN
THE CHAIN OF COMMAND."

"HAD ANY TROOPS
BEEN INSIDE THE VEHICLE,

"AS IT IS CURRENTLY
CONFIGURED,

"THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED
EITHER BY TOXIC FUMES,

"FLAMES, OR BY
THE OVERPRESSURE CREATED

"BY THE EXPANDING
GAS IN THE COMPARTMENT."

"AND AS A RESULT OF
MANIFEST DEFICIENCIES

"IN EVERY AREA,
THIS OFFICE...

"... AS A RESULT
OF MANIFEST DEFICIENCIES...

"... IS ADVISING
THE IMMEDIATE NECESSITY

"OF LIVE FIRE-TESTING
UNDER COMBAT CONDITIONS !"

REWRITE IT !

SIR ?

REWRITE THE FUCKING
PIECE OF GARBAGE

SO IT SMELLS
LIKE A ROSE !

JESUS CHRIST !

"THE BRADLEY
TEST STANDARDS

"HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY
ALTERED IN EXTREME WAYS.

"THE BRADLEY TESTS HAVE
BEEN EXTREMELY CONSISTENT.

"THEY HAVE ALTERED
THE STANDARDS FOR TESTING.

"TEST AFTER TEST HAS
REVEALED DESIGN FLAWS

"IN THE BRADLEY.

"THE MARGINALIZED
OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE

"SUGGESTS NO VAPORIFIC
SHIFT AT THIS TIME."

THAT'S BRILLIANT
LIEUTENANT,

THAT'S
ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY
BRILLIANT.

THANK YOU SIR.

BUT SIR.

WHAT ?

WHAT DOES IT MEAN ?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN
WHAT DOES IT MEAN ?

YOU WROTE IT !

GOOD AFTERNOON.

"THE BRADLEY TESTS HAVE
BEEN EXTREMELY CONSISTENT,

"THEY HAVE ALTERED
THE STANDARDS FOR TESTING..."

HAVE YOU ACTUALLY
READ THIS THING ?

IT'S EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE
OF WHAT YOU WROTE.

HOW CAN THEY
DO THAT ?

THEY'RE PLAYING
BY THE BOOK SERGEANT

AND SO AM I.

PAPER CUTS...

... VICIOUS
PAPER CUTS.

"THE CHARACTERIZATION
IN YOUR REPORT

"IS AT BEST SERIOUS
MISUNDERSTANDING

"OF THE TESTING
PROCEDURES ON A VEHICLE

"AS FLAWED AS
THE BRADLEY.

"AS NOTED IN
MY ORIGINAL REPORT,

"THE INTEGRITY...

JESUS CHRIST !

WHO DID THIS
FUCKING THING GO TO ?

THE DISTRIBUTION PAGE
LISTED 198 NAMES.

COURT MARTIAL
THE SON-OF-A-BITCH !

LOCK HIM UP NOW !

WE CAN'T.

WE SURE AS HELL CAN !

( Sayers )
BURTON'S PLAYING
BY THE BOOK.

HIS REPORT WAS
CLASSIFIED,

IT WAS SENT TO YOU,
YOU REVISED IT

AND SENT IT
BACK TO HIM.

HE WROTE A MEMO
ON YOUR REVISION

WHICH, IN ACCORDANCE
WITH REGULATIONS,

CAN BE SENT TO ANYONE
REMOTELY INVOLVED,

WITH THE BRADLEY.

IN THIS CASE,
198 PEOPLE.

I WILL FUCKING
KILL HIM.

I WILL FILET HIM,

I WILL DRAWER AND
QUARTER HIM,

I WILL STICK HIS
HEAD IN A VICE.

WE CAN'T
TOUCH HIM SIR.

IT'S BY THE BOOK.

THEN YOU FIND ME SOMETHING
IN THAT GODAMN BOOK

THAT WILL HELP ME
FRY THAT SON-OF-A-BITCH !

WHAT ?!

SIR, THE WASHINGTON
POST IS ON THE PHONE.

THAT WAS FAST.

LEAKS DON'T USUALLY GET
TO THEM 'TIL AFTER LUNCH.

( Fanning )
YES, NO, WE CANNOT
COMMENT ON THAT RIGHT NOW,

THANK YOU.

YES... NO, HE
CANNOT COMMENT.

I'M SORRY, BUT
UNDER MILITARY RULES,

I'M UNABLE
TO COMMENT.

I CAN'T COMMENT.

NO, NO,
NO COMMENT.

SORRY, BYE.

I'M GETTING LOCKJAW
FROM NOT SAYING ANYTHING.

( phone )

BURTON.

I CAN'T COMMENT.

IS THERE ANYTHING
I CAN COMMENT ON ?

WELL YES.

I'VE JUST RECEIVED ORDERS
I AM TO REPORT FOR DUTY

IN ALASKA.

ALASKA IS A PRESTIGE
POSTING SENATOR.

NO, NO, NO, I ASSURE YOU
THAT MEMO OF HIS

HAD ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
TO DO WITH

HIS BEING TRANSFERRED.

OH SENATOR, I'M SORRY,
I'VE JUST BEEN INFORMED

THAT SECRETARY WEINBERGER
IS ON THE OTHER LINE.

YES, I'LL GET RIGHT
BACK TO YOU.

I PROMISE,
THANK YOU.

SIR, BEFORE
YOU PICK UP,

WEINBERGER
IS ON TWO,

LINE ONE IS
THE TIMES.

LINE THREE IS THE
WALL STREET JOURNAL,

LINE FOUR
IS NEWSWEEK,

LINE FIVE IS THE HOUSE
ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE.

HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE,

WHAT DO THEY WANT ?

HEARINGS SIR.

ON THE BRADLEY.

( yelling )

( gavel pounding )

ALASKA ?

WHAT ?

I SAID ALASKA,
GENERAL.

AS I SAID IN MY OPENING
REMARKS MADAM CHAIRMAN,

A LOT OF THINGS
HAVE TO COME TOGETHER

TO CREATE
TEAMWORK.

GOOD OLD-FASHIONED
TEAMWORK.

YES, YOU TOLD
US, GENERAL.

AND COLONEL BURTON'S
NOT A TEAM PLAYER,

HE'S A ROGUE OPERATOR.

I'M NOT A NAME-CALLER
MADAM CHAIRMAN.

BUT IF YOU WISH TO MAKE
THAT CONNECTION,

THAT WOULD BE
YOUR CHOICE NOT MINE.

DID YOU EVER SAY
TO COLONEL BURTON

"IF I GET ONE MORE
CALL FROM THE HILL

"ABOUT YOUR
EXPLETIVE DELETED REPORTS,

"YOU'LL BE SITTING
ON YOUR BRAINS ?"

DOES THAT SOUND
LIKE ME SIR ?

JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION
GENERAL PLEASE.

I DON'T REMEMBER
SAYING IT.

NOT THAT I
WASN'T PROVOKED.

TWO WITNESSES
TESTIFIED

YOU SAID THOSE EXACT
WORDS TO COLONEL BURTON

OUTSIDE THE
PENTAGON PHARMACY.

I HAVE VISITED
THE PHARMACY.

QUITE A BIT LATELY
FOR ANTACIDS.

BUT I WOULD NEVER
SAY ANYTHING LIKE THAT

TO ANYONE.

LET ALONE
A FELLOW OFFICER.

BUT YOU MAKE NO SECRET
OF YOUR ANTAGONISM

TOWARDS COLONEL BURTON.

IT'S HIS REPORT
I DON'T APPROVE OF.

( Partridge )
COLONEL BURTON'S REPORT
IS MALICIOUS,

MISINFORMED,
AND ACCUSATORY.

AND I HAVE NO USE
FOR AN OFFICER

WHO IS MORE INTERESTED
IN GRABBING HEADLINES

THEN HE IS IN
DEFENDING THIS COUNTRY.

MADAM CHAIRMAN,
COLONEL BURTON'S HERE.

AT THIS TIME THE COMMITTEE
WOULD LIKE TO CALL AS WITNESS

COLONEL JAMES G. BURTON,
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.

MADAM CHAIRMAN.

YES GENERAL.

AS YOU MUST KNOW,

UNDER THE RULES OF
MILITARY CONDUCT,

NO MAN CAN APPEAR
AT THESE HEARINGS

WITHOUT THE EXPRESS ORDER
OF HIS COMMANDING OFFICER.

UNFORTUNATELY,
GENERAL DeGRASSO

IS ON A FACT-FINDING TOUR
OF OUR BASES IN GERMANY.

I DON'T BELIEVE
GENERAL DeGRASSO

HAS GIVEN ANY ORDER
FOR COLONEL BURTON
TO TESTIFY.

YOU'RE QUITE
RIGHT GENERAL,

BUT AS COLONEL BURTON
HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO ALASKA,

HE'S NO LONGER UNDER
GENERAL DeGRASSO'S COMMAND.

AM I CORRECT ?

( Chairwoman )
DO YOU SWEAR TO
TELL THE TRUTH,

THE WHOLE TRUTH AND
NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH

SO HELP YOU GOD ?

I DO.

LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE STIRRED UP
A HORNET'S NEST COLONEL.

IT WAS NEVER
MY INTENTION MA'AM.

WHAT WAS YOUR
INTENTION ?

SIMPLY TO DO THE JOB
I WAS ASSIGNED TO DO.

( Burton )
THE ARMY TEST REPORTS

DO NOT MAKE THE POSSIBILITY
OF CASUALTIES A TOP PRIORITY.

IN FACT, GENERAL PARTRIDGE'S
REPORT ON THE BRADLEY

DOESN'T EVEN MENTION
THE WORD CASUALTY,

NOT ONCE.

I CAME TO
THE CONCLUSION

THAT WHAT WAS REQUIRED
WAS A LIVE-FIRE TEST.

I REQUESTED SUCH
A TEST, REPEATEDLY.

DID YOU GET
THAT TEST ?

NO MA'AM,
I DID NOT.

WHY NOT ?

I WANTED MORE REALISM
THAN ARMY TESTING

WAS ACCUSTOMED
TO PROVIDING.

YOU WANT REALISM ?!

( gavel pounding )

( chairwoman )
GENERAL, YOU ARE
OUT OF ORDER !

MADAM CHAIRMAN,

IN THE INTEREST OF
RESOLVING SOME OF THE ISSUES

PRESENTED HERE TODAY,
I'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING.

PLEASE BE BRIEF
GENERAL.

OF COURSE.

COLONEL BURTON WANTS
MORE REALISM,

SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT
REAL WORLD FOR A MOMENT.

THE REAL WORLD HAS
ENEMIES IN IT.

THERE ARE
FORCES AT WORK.

EVEN NOW
AS WE SPEAK.

WITH ONE OBJECTIVE
IN MIND--

THE DESTRUCTION OF
THIS COUNTRY.

WE MUST NOT, WE WILL NOT
ALLOW THOSE FORCES TO PREVAIL,

FOR IF WE DO,

YOU CAN BE CERTAIN
THAT YOU AND I,

AND EVERYONE ELSE
WILL NEVER AGAIN

ENJOY THE LUXURY

OF MEETING IN THIS BUILDING
TO DEBATE ANYTHING !

AS I SAID
ON THE OUTSET,

WE ARE IN THE
BUSINESS OF WINNING.

THAT TAKES TEAMWORK.

GENERAL THE TEAMWORK
YOU SO PRIZE,

I TAKE IT
IT WAS IN FULL FORCE

DURING THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE BRADLEY
FIGHTING VEHICLE ?

TEXTBOOK.

PERHAPS YOU'D LIKE
TO TELL US

HOW MUCH HAS
BEEN SPENT SO FAR

TO DEVELOP
THE BRADLEY ?

HOW MUCH ?

WELL, YOU HAVE THE
FIGURES DON'T YOU ?

OF COURSE.

FOURTEEN.

MORE OR LESS.

FOURTEEN ?

FOURTEEN.

MILLION ?

( mumbling )
BILLION...

WHAT DID YOU
SAY GENERAL ?

BILLION.

( gallery chatter )

BILLION...
WITH A "B" ?

WITH A "B".

14 BILLION DOLLARS
FOR DESIGNING ONE
ARMORED VEHICLE ?

THAT'S ONE WAY
OF LOOKING AT IT.

OF TAXPAYERS' MONEY.

WE ARE ALL TAXPAYERS
AFTER ALL.

WE'RE IN THIS
TOGETHER.

GENERAL,
HOW MANY YEARS

HAS THIS PROGRAM
BEEN RUNNING ?

BEAR WITH ME,
JUST A MOMENT.

LET ME...

... TWELVE, FIFTEEN,
SEVENTEEN...

WHAT ?

SEVENTEEN.

WHICH IS EVIDENCE OF
THE ENORMOUS CARE

MY TEAM TAKES IN
THE DEVELOPMENT OF

EVERY WEAPONS SYSTEM
UNDERTAKEN BY THE PENTAGON.

( sighing )
UH... SEVENTEEN YEARS.

14 BILLION DOLLARS
OF THE TAXPAYERS' MONEY.

GENERAL, I THINK IT'S
TIME THE AMERICAN PUBLIC

GETS THE LIVE-FIRE TEST
THAT COLONEL BURTON WANTS.

TOMORROW IS
THE BIG DAY SIR.

UH-HUH.

I'LL TELL
YOU ONE THING.

EVERY DAMN ONE OF THESE
NUTS AND BOLTS

HAS BEFORE TAKEN OFF
AND PUT BACK ON AGAIN.

THIS WOULDN'T BE FLAME
RETARDANT, WOULD IT ?

YOU THINK THEY MADE THE MEN
TRICK THIS WHOLE THING UP ?

IT WOULDN'T
SURPRISE ME.

NOT A BIT.

ROOM
ATTENTION.

AT EASE
GENTLEMEN.

LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE
BEEN WORKING HARD.

CORPORAL.

SIR ?

LET ME HAVE ONE
OF THOSE M-16s.

I WANNA TELL YOU
A STORY.

YOU GOT A PROBLEM
WITH THAT SERGEANT ?

NO SIR.

ABOUT A YEAR AGO

I WENT TO
THE VETERANS HOSPITAL

TO VISIT A FRIEND OF MINE
FROM MY FLYING DAYS.

ONLY I TOOK A WRONG TURN
WHEN I GOT OFF THE ELEVATOR.

NOW WHEN I LOOK
BACK ON IT,

I THINK I WAS MEANT
TO GO DOWN THAT CORRIDOR.

'CAUSE THAT'S WHERE
I MET PHIL.

THANK YOU
CORPORAL.

BUT SIR...

LET ME FINISH
DALTON.

I WANT TO PASS ON
SOMETHING I LEARNED

ABOUT THE M-16
FROM PHIL.

YOU ALL KNOW THE M-16
BETTER THAN I DO.

A LOT OF YOU
USED IT IN VIETNAM.

BUT YOU WERE LUCKY.

IN THE EARLY DAYS
OF THAT WAR

THEY SENT GUYS
OFF TO FIGHT WITH M-16s

THAT JAMMED
DURING COMBAT.

A LITTLE DUST,
A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN,

AND THE GUN
WAS USELESS.

MAYBE THOSE EARLY M-16s
WEREN'T TESTED PROPERLY.

MAYBE SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE
WAS MORE WORRIED ABOUT

A PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
OR A PROMOTION,

THAN HE WAS
ABOUT THOSE GRUNTS

IN SOME
FAR AWAY JUNGLE,

WHO MIGHT END UP
WITH THEIR STOMACHS

IN THEIR HANDS.

BUT YOU DON'T KNOW ANYONE
THAT HAPPENED TO, DO YOU ?

NO...
I'M SURE NOT.

OTHERWISE YOU'D BE
OUT THERE RIGHT NOW

MAKING SURE THAT
BRADLEY IS EXACTLY,

I MEAN EXACTLY
THE WAY IT WOULD BE

UNDER NORMAL
COMBAT CONDITIONS.

WITH SOME OF YOUR
BUDDIES RIDING INSIDE,

GUYS LIKE PHIL.

ONLY PHIL HAS BEEN IN A COMA
FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.

SINCE THE DAY
HIS M-16 JAMMED

SOMEWHERE OUTSIDE
OF PEHN LOA.

BUT HELL,
YOU DON'T KNOW THE GUY.

OR ANYBODY
LIKE HIM.

RIGHT ?

( chatter )

GOOD MORNING SIR.

EVERYTHING
ALRIGHT ?

OH FINE SIR,
JUST FINE.

KEEP COMING,
KEEP COMING...

KEEP COMING,
A LITTLE MORE.

KEEP COMING.

SERGEANT.

SIR.

EVERYTHING ALRIGHT
SERGEANT ?

FINE SIR.

THANK YOU.

WELCOME
SERGEANT.

LOOKS LIKE
SOME PARTY.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
PLEASE BE SEATED.

THANK YOU.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

DISTINGUISHED
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

I THINK
IT'S FAIR TO SAY

YOU'LL BE SEEING
ENOUGH FROM THIS TEST

TO GIVE YOU THE BASIS
ONCE AND FOR ALL

TO FORM YOUR OWN
CONCLUSION

ABOUT THE SORT OF SYSTEMIC
EXCELLENCE

WE'VE BEEN PURSUING.

I WILL BE GIVING
THE SIGNAL SHORTLY.

WHEN I DO,

I WANT YOU TO VISUALIZE
COMBAT CONDITIONS.

IMAGINE THAT THE MEN FIRING
THAT ROUND ARE THE ENEMY.

AND THAT
THE BRADLEY,

I DON'T HAVE
TO TELL YOU.

THE BRADLEY IS
ON OUR SIDE.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

DISTINGUISHED
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS,

I GIVE YOUR
BRADLEY FIGHTING VEHICLE.

( applause )

( band strikes up )

( whistling )

CAN YOU
BELIEVE THIS ?

SERGEANT.

EVERYTHING'S GONNA
GO AS PLANNED, ISN'T IT ?

IT SHOULD GO EXACTLY
AS IT SHOULD SIR.

AS PLANNED, RIGHT ?

CORPORAL, THIS IS
SERGEANT DALTON.

MOVE THE VEHICLE ABOUT
FIVE YARDS FORWARD

AND THEN CLEAR OUT.

OVER.

( radio )
Roger that.

HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN
THOSE TANKS SERGEANT ?

JUST ENOUGH TO DO
THOSE MANEUVERS ?

NO MORE THAN IT WOULD HAVE
IF IT WAS IN COMBAT SIR.

AND THE AMMUNITION
INSIDE THE BRADLEY ?

UP TO SPEC SIR.

WHOSE SPECS ?

NO, NO, NO, NO !!

( General giving speech )

... AND THE HOUR
IS AT HAND.

ALL EYES FRONT

ON THE BRADLEY
FIGHTING VEHICLE.

THE VEHICLE THAT
WILL CARRY OUR BOYS

TO VICTORY FOR MANY,
MANY YEARS TO COME.

BACK BLAST
AREA CLEAR !

FIRE !

DALTON, GRANGER... !

SIR.

SIR.

COULD YOU
EXPLAIN PLEASE ?

WE TRIED TO
TELL YOU SIR.

YOU SEE SIR,

WHEN YOU GAVE US THAT
SPEECH LAST NIGHT

WE HAD ALREADY
FIXED THAT VEHICLE

BACK TO THE
WAY IT SHOULD BE.

SO YOU WERE...

YOU WERE
AHEAD OF ME.

I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT AHEAD, BUT,

WE'VE BEEN BEHIND
YOU EVER SINCE

YOU FRIED THOSE
MANNEQUINS.

AND THE SHEEP SIR.

MAN, THAT
WAS EPIC !

I'M SORRY I MADE YOU LISTEN
TO THAT LECTURE NOW, I...

SIR,

YOU WITH HAVE NOTHING
TO APOLOGIZE FOR, SIR.

WE HAD YOU
FIGURED WRONG.

THE MEN COME FIRST WITH YOU
AND YOU PROVED THAT.

IT WAS A HELL OF A GOOD
SPEECH THOUGH SIR.

ANY TIME YOU WANT
TO GIVE ANOTHER ONE

YOU KNOW WHERE
TO FIND US.

THANK YOU MEN,
THANK YOU ALL.

SIR !