New Army "Caliber Configuration Study"

[JASmith]

Nor should it. It's not the the job of the developers to write battlefield tactics. That's the job of the commanders in the field.

Agreed that developers do not have the job of writing battlefield tactics.

The development community, particularly analysts and lead designers, need to understand them and potential impacts the new system might have on the battlefield.

That expertise is needed both to be sure the design meets the stated and the implicit goals of the effort as well as in marketing the product.