WEBVTT 00:00:03.000 --> 00:00:06.000 Downloaded From www.AllSubs.org 00:02:35.840 --> 00:02:40.038 I think it might be useful to clarify a few things right off the bat. 00:02:42.160 --> 00:02:47.280 By simple definition, we are in the business of winning wars. 00:02:47.320 --> 00:02:50.278 What else do you need an army for? 00:02:50.320 --> 00:02:54.836 Take the Cold War, we won without firing a single shot. 00:02:54.880 --> 00:02:58.668 Why? Number one, we just flat out out-spent them. 00:02:58.720 --> 00:03:02.269 The Russians couldn't shovel money into the fire as fast as we could. 00:03:02.320 --> 00:03:05.949 Number two, and this is where my command comes in, 00:03:06.920 --> 00:03:09.195 technology. 00:03:09.240 --> 00:03:11.993 Nobody shapes nature the way we do. 00:03:12.920 --> 00:03:16.833 We take atoms and molecules and make them into everything 00:03:16.880 --> 00:03:18.871 from combat boots to bombs. 00:03:18.920 --> 00:03:21.309 Bombs the other side will never see 00:03:21.360 --> 00:03:25.717 until they're ploughing down their chimney like Santa Claus from hell! 00:03:25.760 --> 00:03:27.955 (Woman) General? 00:03:29.040 --> 00:03:30.951 What? 00:03:31.000 --> 00:03:34.913 (Woman) This is not the first time you've been here. 00:03:34.960 --> 00:03:38.316 We've been down this road before, that is correct. 00:03:38.360 --> 00:03:40.874 (Woman) Several times, in fact. 00:03:40.920 --> 00:03:43.434 I haven't been keeping count. 00:03:43.480 --> 00:03:48.235 (Woman) Let me refresh your memory. You have before you a document. 00:03:48.280 --> 00:03:50.430 I do. 00:03:55.200 --> 00:03:58.670 (General) The sensor fused anti-tank missile. 00:04:00.200 --> 00:04:04.193 I'll be the first to admit that this programme had its share of difficulties. 00:04:04.240 --> 00:04:08.791 We did experience a glitch or two with the thing, that much is certain. 00:04:14.160 --> 00:04:17.470 But even a heat-seeking missile can miss a target. 00:04:17.519 --> 00:04:22.355 (Woman) General, I see here that you taped electric hotplates 00:04:22.400 --> 00:04:28.669 to the surface of the vehicle to help your heat-seeking missile find its target 00:04:28.720 --> 00:04:31.792 and that the temperature of the vehicle was so high 00:04:31.840 --> 00:04:34.957 that it could have fried an egg at 20 feet! 00:04:35.000 --> 00:04:36.718 Commence fire! 00:04:44.560 --> 00:04:50.271 There was a verifiable deviation of the standard test data accumulation. 00:04:50.320 --> 00:04:53.198 (Man) There were other deviations, were there not? 00:04:53.240 --> 00:04:55.231 What about the Paveway bomb? 00:04:57.400 --> 00:05:00.312 I'm not going to tell you the Paveway never missed. 00:05:00.360 --> 00:05:07.118 (Woman) It missed by a mean distance of five miles and nearly 50% of the time. 00:05:07.160 --> 00:05:09.196 You know... 00:05:09.240 --> 00:05:13.836 in baseball, a guy who hits.400 is considered pretty damn great. 00:05:13.880 --> 00:05:18.271 (Man) In baseball the losing team isn't killed by their opponents. 00:05:19.600 --> 00:05:24.720 Be that as it may, the Paveway is one hell of a bomb. 00:05:24.760 --> 00:05:27.558 Laser-guided, state-of-the-art. 00:05:27.600 --> 00:05:31.388 (Woman) And it proved what? That we have an effective weapon 00:05:31.440 --> 00:05:35.228 as long as the enemy allows us to build a two-storey crane 00:05:35.280 --> 00:05:37.271 directly above their tanks? 00:05:39.280 --> 00:05:42.670 We have had some spectacular successes. 00:05:42.720 --> 00:05:45.553 - (Man) Such as? - That's classified information. 00:05:45.600 --> 00:05:49.673 (Man) General... (Woman) Let's move on to the next item. 00:05:49.720 --> 00:05:51.790 The Bradley fighting vehicle. 00:05:53.240 --> 00:05:57.791 What would you say the batting average is for the Bradley, General? 00:06:07.400 --> 00:06:12.235 It takes people with sophisticated knowledge and expertise 00:06:12.280 --> 00:06:16.432 to conduct these tests and to interpret the results. 00:06:16.480 --> 00:06:18.471 If the US Army acted on the advice 00:06:18.520 --> 00:06:21.432 of every Tom, Dick and Harry who had an opinion, 00:06:21.480 --> 00:06:25.473 we'd wind up with a bunch of B-52s powered by outboard motors. 00:06:25.520 --> 00:06:28.512 - (Man) I fail to see your point. - My point is... 00:06:28.560 --> 00:06:32.872 that a lot of things have to come together to create a new weapon, 00:06:32.920 --> 00:06:35.957 and it takes teamwork. 00:06:36.920 --> 00:06:39.718 Good, old-fashioned teamwork. 00:06:41.320 --> 00:06:45.711 (Woman) Colonel James Burton - was he part of your team, General? 00:06:45.760 --> 00:06:47.751 (General) More or less. 00:06:53.320 --> 00:06:54.992 Post, sir? 00:06:58.800 --> 00:07:00.233 Sergeant. 00:07:00.280 --> 00:07:04.319 Can you tell me how to get to 4E-624? 00:07:04.360 --> 00:07:07.830 Forward into the escalator, your left, two flights up to four, 00:07:07.880 --> 00:07:12.351 your left, E-ring, your right, proceed past corridor nine, face left. 00:07:13.960 --> 00:07:15.598 Thank you. 00:07:45.200 --> 00:07:48.795 (General) It's no secret that Colonel Burton had a rocky tenure, 00:07:48.840 --> 00:07:51.479 that we didn't see eye-to-eye. 00:07:52.760 --> 00:07:54.910 But it didn't start out that way. 00:07:56.680 --> 00:07:59.353 No, no, no, no, no! 00:07:59.400 --> 00:08:01.356 I spoke to General Hall. 00:08:01.400 --> 00:08:03.118 - General Hall spoke to General Jones... - (Knocking) 00:08:03.160 --> 00:08:05.720 ...General Jones spoke to Admiral Watts. 00:08:05.760 --> 00:08:08.274 Well, then, write it down! 00:08:08.320 --> 00:08:13.872 That takes care of Spina in Rhode Island, and Mays from Nebraska. Any Democrats? 00:08:13.920 --> 00:08:15.353 No, forget him. 00:08:16.120 --> 00:08:20.636 Because he's a scum-sucking Judas who'd sell his mother for a handful of votes. 00:08:20.680 --> 00:08:23.035 (Laughs) How about the Senate? 00:08:23.080 --> 00:08:26.993 That son of a bitch. After we papered his state with contracts. 00:08:27.040 --> 00:08:31.955 All right, let's make the fuselage in Michigan and the landing gear in Mississippi. 00:08:32.000 --> 00:08:36.471 By all means, let's keep Congressman Groves and his bloodsucking buddies happy. 00:08:37.600 --> 00:08:41.070 - Welcome, Colonel. - Thank you, General. 00:08:41.120 --> 00:08:45.910 - You and I ought to get to know one another. - I welcome the opportunity, sir. 00:08:45.960 --> 00:08:48.997 - Fact is, I'd like to help you. - Thank you, sir. 00:08:49.040 --> 00:08:54.398 Your new job, under certain circumstances, can turn into a real shit-burnin' detail. 00:08:54.440 --> 00:08:58.069 You're gonna need friends. I'd like you to count me as one. 00:08:58.120 --> 00:09:00.076 I appreciate that, sir. 00:09:00.120 --> 00:09:01.758 Air Force Academy, 00:09:01.800 --> 00:09:06.112 Strategic Air Command, MBA from Auburn. 00:09:07.720 --> 00:09:11.918 Your commanding officer, General De Grasso and I, are old friends. 00:09:11.960 --> 00:09:14.758 He says for you the sky is the limit. 00:09:17.400 --> 00:09:19.516 But then you draw the short straw. 00:09:19.560 --> 00:09:21.630 I was assigned, sir. 00:09:21.680 --> 00:09:24.114 Hell, it's a bum deal, whoever made it. 00:09:24.160 --> 00:09:28.153 Every other year, somebody decides we're spending too much money. 00:09:28.200 --> 00:09:33.035 A bunch of pencil-necks get together and come up with a plan. 00:09:33.080 --> 00:09:36.277 This year, it's the joint live-fire test programme. 00:09:36.320 --> 00:09:38.470 Staffed from all the services. 00:09:38.520 --> 00:09:41.910 So now we got the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines, 00:09:41.960 --> 00:09:44.599 doing a circle-jerk over weapons testing, 00:09:44.640 --> 00:09:47.473 and you get to hold the big dick. 00:09:48.520 --> 00:09:51.592 I mean, who thinks up this nonsense? 00:09:52.760 --> 00:09:54.751 Congress, sir? 00:09:55.800 --> 00:10:00.316 And so it should, that's its job. You'll never hear me criticise the Hill. 00:10:00.360 --> 00:10:04.956 You'd think Congress has enough of their own shit without wanting ours. 00:10:05.000 --> 00:10:08.390 Well, I'm not anticipating any problems, sir. 00:10:08.440 --> 00:10:10.078 Neither am I. 00:10:10.120 --> 00:10:13.715 A man as clever as you knows how to walk a minefield. 00:10:13.760 --> 00:10:15.159 Howard Matheson. 00:10:15.200 --> 00:10:19.159 Came here two rotations ago. That marlin isn't all he caught. 00:10:19.200 --> 00:10:23.671 I got him into SenCom and now he's head of their missile testing. 00:10:23.720 --> 00:10:26.917 - Blake Gelmore, you know Blake? - No, sir. 00:10:26.960 --> 00:10:30.953 Wasn't even a full-bird colonel when he left for the private sector. 00:10:31.000 --> 00:10:33.150 That was four years ago. 00:10:33.200 --> 00:10:36.237 A few contracts later and look at him... 00:10:36.280 --> 00:10:39.397 He could buy and sell both of us a thousand times over. 00:10:39.440 --> 00:10:41.431 - Lucky man. - Smart man. 00:10:41.480 --> 00:10:46.190 First-rate soldier, just like you. Knew how to make the best of a difficult situation. 00:10:46.240 --> 00:10:50.711 This new job of yours is tough. It's going to require teamwork. 00:10:50.760 --> 00:10:53.957 These are a couple of your projects undergoing testing. 00:10:54.000 --> 00:10:58.437 The UH-60 helicopter, the AV-8B jump-jet 00:10:58.480 --> 00:11:01.438 and the Bradley fighting vehicle. 00:11:01.480 --> 00:11:04.040 All outstanding programmes, all organised and ready to go. 00:11:04.080 --> 00:11:06.071 I did a little homework for you. 00:11:06.120 --> 00:11:08.031 I appreciate that, General. 00:11:08.080 --> 00:11:12.790 You could return the favour by giving the Bradley a little extra attention. 00:11:12.840 --> 00:11:14.512 Attention? 00:11:14.560 --> 00:11:17.916 We need it in the field. The sooner the better. 00:11:17.960 --> 00:11:20.952 Put it on top of all the things in your inbox 00:11:21.000 --> 00:11:24.072 so it'll get in your outbox as soon as possible. 00:11:24.120 --> 00:11:26.475 As a personal favour to me. 00:11:27.280 --> 00:11:30.317 - Best of luck, Colonel. - Thank you, sir. 00:11:34.760 --> 00:11:37.320 - Colonel. - Sir? 00:11:37.360 --> 00:11:41.433 Next time you're told to report to this office, be on time. 00:11:42.640 --> 00:11:44.437 Yes, sir. 00:11:54.200 --> 00:11:55.713 Sir. 00:11:55.760 --> 00:11:59.389 Colonel James Burton, I'm here to see the Bradley test. 00:11:59.440 --> 00:12:01.715 - Straight ahead, sir. - Thank you. 00:12:05.440 --> 00:12:08.034 * I wanna be an airborne ranger 00:12:08.440 --> 00:12:11.432 * I wanna be an airborne ranger... * 00:12:12.000 --> 00:12:14.719 - There he is. - That's the guy? 00:12:14.760 --> 00:12:16.876 That's him, supposed to be real smart. 00:12:16.920 --> 00:12:18.876 Squadron Officer School, 00:12:18.920 --> 00:12:22.833 - Air Command and Staff College. - First tour with the Pentagon? 00:12:22.880 --> 00:12:26.475 He was at the Air Force lab when Congress called. 00:12:26.520 --> 00:12:28.795 He's a soldier, not just a manager. 00:12:28.840 --> 00:12:32.799 - What do you mean? - He's put in his fair share of flying time. 00:12:32.840 --> 00:12:34.876 Looks like a fucking choirboy. 00:12:34.920 --> 00:12:38.708 Maybe, but nothing goes into production until he signs off. 00:12:40.160 --> 00:12:42.549 (Soldier) Target is now in position... 00:12:42.600 --> 00:12:47.913 Colonel Burton, JD Bach. Welcome to the team. Ha-ha-ha! 00:12:47.960 --> 00:12:50.155 - Colonel Bach. - Good to see you. 00:12:50.200 --> 00:12:55.149 This is Major Sayers, our chief tester. Army Weapons Research Lab. 00:12:55.200 --> 00:12:59.159 So how'd an Air Force guy end up overseeing tests run by the Army? 00:12:59.200 --> 00:13:01.919 - It could have been worse. - How's that? 00:13:02.920 --> 00:13:06.390 Congress could have appointed someone from the Navy. 00:13:10.000 --> 00:13:14.152 (Soldier) The range is now hot. The range is now hot. 00:13:14.200 --> 00:13:18.671 Commencing armour penetration tests on the Bradley fighting vehicle. 00:13:19.480 --> 00:13:23.155 Attention on the firing line. Attention on the firing line. 00:13:23.200 --> 00:13:24.997 Are you ready on the right? 00:13:26.560 --> 00:13:28.357 Ready on the left? 00:13:31.480 --> 00:13:33.994 Firing line is ready. 00:13:34.040 --> 00:13:36.554 Firing detail, commence firing. 00:13:42.760 --> 00:13:44.955 Cease fire. Cease fire. 00:13:45.000 --> 00:13:48.675 - Ha-ha! Damn impressive armour. - Congratulations. 00:13:48.720 --> 00:13:53.191 All right, drinks are on me, gentlemen. Joining us, Colonel Burton? 00:13:53.240 --> 00:13:55.993 Congratulations, thanks for your help. 00:13:56.040 --> 00:13:59.077 We couldn't have done it without you. Thanks. 00:13:59.120 --> 00:14:04.069 - Say, Colonel, are you gonna join us? - Well... 00:14:04.120 --> 00:14:06.111 Shouldn't we take a closer look? 00:14:06.160 --> 00:14:08.594 No, actually, safety precautions. 00:14:08.640 --> 00:14:10.835 See, the fire team goes out first, 00:14:10.880 --> 00:14:14.350 no one else is allowed near the vehicle for another hour. 00:14:14.400 --> 00:14:17.597 - Why is that? - Any test involving a live round, 00:14:17.640 --> 00:14:20.837 there's a freak chance that something might blow. 00:14:20.880 --> 00:14:24.350 We don't wanna lose you first day on the job, Colonel. 00:14:24.400 --> 00:14:27.756 - How about that drink? - Sounds good, Major. 00:14:40.680 --> 00:14:45.151 There'll be a phone call for you in your office at 1100 hours. It's important you be there. 00:15:07.360 --> 00:15:09.954 - Good morning. - Welcome, sir. 00:15:10.000 --> 00:15:13.959 - Welcome, sir. - Morning. 00:15:15.400 --> 00:15:18.073 - Morning, Sergeant. - Good morning, sir. 00:15:18.120 --> 00:15:21.954 - I unpacked a few of your things. - Thank you, Sergeant. 00:15:22.000 --> 00:15:23.911 - Family, sir? - What's that? 00:15:23.960 --> 00:15:26.838 - Family. - Oh, that's my uncle. 00:15:27.960 --> 00:15:30.679 - He was a flier in World War II. - Hm. 00:15:32.400 --> 00:15:34.118 Huh! 00:15:34.160 --> 00:15:39.314 - What's that? - The plane I learned to fly in, a T-28. 00:15:39.360 --> 00:15:42.272 I used to take her up, slide the canopy back, 00:15:43.600 --> 00:15:45.989 and fly for hours. 00:15:46.040 --> 00:15:48.031 Just me and the sky. 00:15:48.080 --> 00:15:52.676 Personally, I like the sky where it is - with me on the ground looking up at it. 00:15:57.000 --> 00:15:59.434 So, where you from, sir? 00:15:59.480 --> 00:16:01.152 Just outside of Chicago. 00:16:01.200 --> 00:16:04.317 Hm. And where would that be? 00:16:04.360 --> 00:16:05.429 Normal. 00:16:07.720 --> 00:16:10.678 Normal, Illinois, is that on the map? 00:16:12.760 --> 00:16:14.796 Yes, Sergeant, it is. 00:16:16.120 --> 00:16:18.554 Is it normal in Normal? 00:16:18.600 --> 00:16:22.070 I think the word is uneventful. 00:16:26.720 --> 00:16:29.234 You getting paid by the hour, Colonel? 00:16:29.280 --> 00:16:32.556 No, I got an appointment. 00:16:32.600 --> 00:16:35.398 (Phone) 00:16:35.440 --> 00:16:38.079 I'II, um... take this, Sergeant, thank you. 00:16:41.800 --> 00:16:43.279 Fine. 00:16:44.200 --> 00:16:45.838 Mm-hm. 00:16:53.200 --> 00:16:55.191 Colonel Burton. 00:16:56.880 --> 00:16:58.074 Hello? 00:16:58.880 --> 00:17:02.589 The test on the Bradley, I hear you wanted a closer look. 00:17:05.560 --> 00:17:07.436 How did you hear that? 00:17:07.480 --> 00:17:11.314 When it comes to the Bradley, follow your instincts, Colonel. 00:17:11.359 --> 00:17:14.477 - Who is this? - I can't tell you that right now. 00:17:14.520 --> 00:17:19.752 Well, whoever you are, I don't take unsolicited advice from people I don't know. 00:17:19.800 --> 00:17:22.916 Just make sure you read the fine print, Colonel. 00:17:30.880 --> 00:17:32.836 Sir, Colonel Burton. Sir. 00:17:34.160 --> 00:17:35.673 You're up early, sir. 00:17:35.720 --> 00:17:40.555 I'm on my way to the office, Sergeant. Thought I'd check out the Bradley. 00:17:40.600 --> 00:17:44.593 Sir, isn't your office 40 miles that way, sir? 00:17:45.520 --> 00:17:47.511 Yes, Sergeant, yes, it is. 00:17:56.840 --> 00:18:00.230 Has anything been altered on this vehicle since the test? 00:18:00.280 --> 00:18:01.679 No, sir. 00:18:07.800 --> 00:18:10.109 Are you looking for something, sir? 00:18:10.160 --> 00:18:14.358 Just reading the fine print, Sergeant. Just reading the fine print. 00:18:40.520 --> 00:18:43.512 Stinger missiles, 50 cal tracers. 00:18:44.480 --> 00:18:46.755 7.62 tracers. 00:18:46.800 --> 00:18:48.916 25mm rounds. 00:18:50.800 --> 00:18:54.270 - What's this? - That was used on the Bradley, sir. 00:19:02.680 --> 00:19:05.592 This writing, it's Romanian, isn't it? 00:19:08.120 --> 00:19:09.792 Yes, sir, it is. 00:19:09.840 --> 00:19:13.037 Sir, Colonel Bach and Major Sayers won't be here until noon. 00:19:13.080 --> 00:19:15.719 That's when our first test is scheduled, sir. 00:19:15.760 --> 00:19:21.118 This isn't exactly an all-out test, Sergeant. More like a little pop quiz. 00:19:21.160 --> 00:19:25.551 I'm not sure regulations allow us to borrow the door from the ammunition shed 00:19:25.600 --> 00:19:27.955 for a pop quiz, sir. 00:19:28.000 --> 00:19:33.233 Sir, regulations state that the ammunition shed should never be left open, sir. 00:19:33.280 --> 00:19:35.077 Duly noted, Sergeant. 00:19:35.120 --> 00:19:38.635 Regulations also apply to removing the door, Colonel. 00:19:38.680 --> 00:19:40.272 Also duly noted. 00:19:42.440 --> 00:19:44.317 Fire when ready. 00:19:45.840 --> 00:19:49.116 Backblast area clear! On the way, sir. 00:19:49.160 --> 00:19:50.309 Fire. 00:19:54.280 --> 00:19:57.317 (Soldier shouts instructions) 00:19:58.920 --> 00:20:01.309 Come on straight... Hold! 00:20:02.080 --> 00:20:03.798 You wrecked a door? 00:20:05.280 --> 00:20:08.875 Colonel, the ammunition used on the test on the Bradley 00:20:08.920 --> 00:20:11.115 is the same as we used on this door. 00:20:11.160 --> 00:20:14.789 Romanian - the most ineffective ammunition in the world. 00:20:14.840 --> 00:20:18.037 - No wonder the Bradley passed. - This is serious. 00:20:18.080 --> 00:20:20.469 - It is! - Yes, you destroyed a door. 00:20:20.520 --> 00:20:23.830 It was tested on an armoured personnel carrier, 00:20:23.880 --> 00:20:26.440 a vehicle to carry soldiers into combat. 00:20:26.480 --> 00:20:29.870 This door is property of the United States government. 00:20:29.920 --> 00:20:32.480 The shell barely penetrated the door. 00:20:32.520 --> 00:20:35.796 OK, but it's all bent. How are you gonna put it back? 00:20:35.840 --> 00:20:38.070 I'm not really worried about that! 00:20:38.120 --> 00:20:42.477 - This door protects our ammunition. - The ammunition doesn't work! 00:20:42.520 --> 00:20:45.432 But we need the ammunition for our tests. 00:20:45.480 --> 00:20:49.712 Look - I'll buy the Army a new goddamn door. 00:20:49.760 --> 00:20:53.719 You can't afford a door like that. Did you see what it stood up to? 00:20:53.760 --> 00:20:57.036 Exactly! Some spitball from Romania! 00:20:57.080 --> 00:21:01.631 It was my understanding that only Soviet arms would be used in these tests. 00:21:01.680 --> 00:21:06.959 Well, yes, and Romania is one of the Soviet blocs... 00:21:09.040 --> 00:21:10.951 - Isn't it? - Colonel Burton, 00:21:11.000 --> 00:21:13.798 we've been testing the Bradley for some time. 00:21:13.840 --> 00:21:16.752 You may not be aware of some steps we've taken. 00:21:16.800 --> 00:21:21.271 The Romanian rocket is only 73mm. That's less than the 85mm Russian. 00:21:21.320 --> 00:21:25.836 A smaller diameter means a smaller explosion and less shrapnel. 00:21:25.880 --> 00:21:30.158 We're conducting tests using ammunition of varying diameters 00:21:30.200 --> 00:21:34.159 to determine the exact threshold of the Bradley's tolerance. 00:21:34.200 --> 00:21:39.069 So far it's held up against everything we've thrown at it, sir - Soviet, Romanian. 00:21:39.120 --> 00:21:40.951 Latvian, Lithuanian... 00:21:41.000 --> 00:21:43.355 Like a rock. 00:21:46.520 --> 00:21:47.999 My apologies. 00:21:48.040 --> 00:21:50.315 You're new to the project. 00:21:50.360 --> 00:21:52.351 There's a lot to catch up on. 00:21:52.400 --> 00:21:57.599 You're right. So if you'll get me the test reports, I can catch right up. 00:21:57.640 --> 00:22:00.234 - How's that, Colonel? - Send me the data, 00:22:00.280 --> 00:22:02.840 I'll do my homework, and we can push through. 00:22:02.880 --> 00:22:05.633 We've got five years of test reports, sir. 00:22:05.680 --> 00:22:08.399 - We have a schedule. - Let's keep to it, 00:22:08.440 --> 00:22:12.115 get the Bradley into production, ASAP, what do you say? 00:22:13.120 --> 00:22:15.111 Thank you, gentlemen. 00:22:23.320 --> 00:22:25.595 This could blow the whole deal. 00:22:25.640 --> 00:22:28.871 You've got to stop this like you did with the last guy. 00:22:28.920 --> 00:22:32.549 - Don't worry about it. - Sir, he wants to see the reports. 00:22:32.600 --> 00:22:36.036 - Just give him the reports. - Are you out of your mind? 00:22:36.080 --> 00:22:38.913 Now listen to me. Listen very carefully. 00:22:40.400 --> 00:22:42.516 Give him everything he wants. 00:22:42.560 --> 00:22:44.710 Every single piece of paper. 00:22:44.760 --> 00:22:46.478 Everything. 00:23:01.840 --> 00:23:04.479 - Sergeant? - Here, sir. 00:23:07.080 --> 00:23:08.672 What the heck is all this? 00:23:08.720 --> 00:23:11.951 Everything you ever wanted to know about the Bradley and weren't afraid to ask. 00:23:12.000 --> 00:23:14.560 Every memo on every last nut and bolt. 00:23:15.560 --> 00:23:18.870 I wonder which national forest died for this project. 00:23:18.920 --> 00:23:23.914 - You read any of this stuff? - I hoped you'd have the Cliff Notes. 00:23:24.960 --> 00:23:29.397 - I hardly know where to start. - Maybe that's the whole idea. 00:23:29.960 --> 00:23:31.951 (Burton) I don't get it. (Secretary) What? 00:23:33.680 --> 00:23:35.875 - That. - It's the Bradley. 00:23:36.920 --> 00:23:40.959 Well, if that's the Bradley, then what's this? 00:23:41.840 --> 00:23:44.673 - What's the date? - 1968. 00:23:45.480 --> 00:23:48.199 The question is, how did they get to that... 00:23:49.240 --> 00:23:51.071 from this? 00:23:58.840 --> 00:24:02.549 Gentlemen, our mission was to design and implement 00:24:02.600 --> 00:24:06.878 an infantry transport vehicle that would be a worthy replacement 00:24:06.920 --> 00:24:09.753 for the M-113 armoured personnel carrier. 00:24:09.800 --> 00:24:12.633 We have met that objective and then some. 00:24:13.680 --> 00:24:16.274 The Bradley armoured personnel carrier 00:24:16.320 --> 00:24:20.438 will bring troops to a combat zone swiftly, efficiently, and safely. 00:24:20.480 --> 00:24:23.711 It will hold 11 men plus a driver, 00:24:24.680 --> 00:24:27.148 and features a 20mm cannon, 00:24:27.200 --> 00:24:30.829 which will provide ample firepower and flexibility. 00:24:31.760 --> 00:24:34.957 Lightly armoured, speedy and solidly engineered, 00:24:35.000 --> 00:24:39.437 our troops will arrive at the battlefield in the finest American technology. 00:24:39.480 --> 00:24:42.756 And at a million and a half per, a real bargain. 00:24:42.800 --> 00:24:44.358 Nice work, Colonel! 00:24:44.400 --> 00:24:45.799 Outstanding! 00:24:45.840 --> 00:24:47.671 Damn impressive! 00:24:49.800 --> 00:24:54.555 So it was a big taxicab - drive guys to the battlefield and go back home. 00:24:54.600 --> 00:24:56.591 Mm-hm. 00:24:58.840 --> 00:25:02.674 (Burton) But how did it end up with a turret on top? 00:25:05.800 --> 00:25:08.519 Hm. Hm-hm-hm. 00:25:09.240 --> 00:25:12.869 - This is all well and good... - Something wrong, General? 00:25:12.920 --> 00:25:17.118 There won't be anything left in the budget for my scout. 00:25:17.160 --> 00:25:18.559 I doubt it, Bob. 00:25:18.600 --> 00:25:22.479 You don't need scouts - you have radar, air-recon, satellites. 00:25:22.520 --> 00:25:27.230 You always need a scout - why couldn't this thing serve as a scout? 00:25:27.280 --> 00:25:29.430 But it's a troop carrier, General. 00:25:29.480 --> 00:25:31.869 This is a speedy vehicle. Why can't it be both? 00:25:31.920 --> 00:25:33.876 For one thing, it's too big. 00:25:33.920 --> 00:25:36.992 And you can't really see out much from inside. 00:25:37.040 --> 00:25:40.589 - Sounds like a design flaw to me. - Design flaw? No... 00:25:40.640 --> 00:25:44.679 We'll just stick a turret on top with lots of opticals. 00:25:44.720 --> 00:25:47.518 But then, sir, it'll be even bigger. 00:25:47.560 --> 00:25:50.597 What's your problem, Smith? Not elegant enough for you? 00:25:50.640 --> 00:25:53.393 (Laughter) 00:25:53.440 --> 00:25:58.514 The thing is, it's hard to do a "sneak and peek" when you're over ten feet tall. 00:25:58.560 --> 00:26:01.552 - He's got a point, Bob. - We need a scout. 00:26:01.600 --> 00:26:04.194 This is fast enough and it's funded. 00:26:04.240 --> 00:26:08.392 - Actually, we're a hair over budget. - Turn the Bradley into a scout 00:26:08.440 --> 00:26:12.797 and we're gonna be selling them off to some el presidente in no time! 00:26:12.840 --> 00:26:16.719 Anything for surveillance ends up south of the border. 00:26:16.760 --> 00:26:20.070 That anti-aircraft gun, who backed you up on that? 00:26:20.120 --> 00:26:24.113 - You did, Bob. - Who testified to Appropriations? 00:26:24.160 --> 00:26:27.835 - You did, Bob. - I'm talking to Appropriations next week. 00:26:27.880 --> 00:26:30.713 Do I sell you on my scout or do I not? 00:26:30.760 --> 00:26:32.955 You did, Bob. 00:26:33.000 --> 00:26:35.389 How about portholes along the side? 00:26:35.440 --> 00:26:39.399 So the fellas can stick out their guns and shoot people! 00:26:39.440 --> 00:26:41.749 Good. And you know what, Colonel? 00:26:41.800 --> 00:26:46.078 We already have the turret. We oughta get the biggest bang we can. 00:26:46.120 --> 00:26:47.838 I'm sorry - bang, sir? 00:26:47.880 --> 00:26:50.917 You can't hurt anybody with that pansy-ass gun! 00:26:50.960 --> 00:26:53.554 Add on some firepower! 00:26:56.240 --> 00:27:01.109 - Where do I fit the extra ammo? - I don't know. Shift things around. 00:27:01.160 --> 00:27:05.153 4400 rounds of machine gun ammo, and you wanna add 25mm shells? 00:27:05.200 --> 00:27:09.478 - The General wants his ammo. - He can't have it unless he carries it. 00:27:09.520 --> 00:27:11.511 - Can you squeeze it in? - No. 00:27:11.560 --> 00:27:13.676 Just squeeze it in! 00:27:13.720 --> 00:27:16.393 We're not trying on Levi's here, Colonel. 00:27:16.440 --> 00:27:19.193 Are you telling me that in a vehicle this size, 00:27:19.240 --> 00:27:22.038 you can't fit a few rounds of ammunition? 00:27:22.080 --> 00:27:24.799 Not in its current configuration, no, sir. 00:27:24.840 --> 00:27:29.436 So, the configuration is wrong. There must be something you can dump. 00:27:29.480 --> 00:27:32.756 - Dump, sir? - Something you don't need. 00:27:32.800 --> 00:27:35.360 General, the interior is very spare. 00:27:35.400 --> 00:27:38.278 Besides the ammunition and the men... 00:27:38.320 --> 00:27:42.199 Leave one of the fellas behind. Put the ammo where the men go. 00:27:43.080 --> 00:27:44.877 Sir... 00:27:47.000 --> 00:27:48.991 it is a troop carrier. 00:27:49.960 --> 00:27:53.714 So, make a couple of extra trips, what's the difference? 00:27:59.120 --> 00:28:02.237 They want a transport that doesn't carry men, 00:28:02.280 --> 00:28:05.272 and a scout that's got a cannon as big as a tank's. 00:28:05.320 --> 00:28:07.834 - And portholes. - Great, portholes! 00:28:07.880 --> 00:28:11.350 To shoot at whatever they can't hit with their cannon. 00:28:11.400 --> 00:28:13.914 You don't have to buy it, just draw it. 00:28:30.520 --> 00:28:35.435 - That's one hell of a cannon. - That's the problem. 00:28:35.480 --> 00:28:36.879 Why? 00:28:36.920 --> 00:28:41.471 You go out on a battlefield with this pecker sticking out of your turret, 00:28:41.520 --> 00:28:44.910 and the enemy is gonna unload on you with all they got. 00:28:44.960 --> 00:28:48.714 But it's a troop carrier, not a tank. 00:28:48.760 --> 00:28:50.671 You want me to put a sign on it - 00:28:50.720 --> 00:28:54.110 "I am a troop carrier, not a tank, please don't shoot"? 00:29:00.720 --> 00:29:02.915 This was going to be so beautiful. 00:29:06.160 --> 00:29:08.628 - Good work, Smith. - Looks perfect. 00:29:08.680 --> 00:29:10.716 - Thank you, sir. - The thing is... 00:29:10.760 --> 00:29:12.159 Yes, General? 00:29:12.200 --> 00:29:16.796 Looks a little like a tank with that cannon. Probably gonna draw more fire. 00:29:16.840 --> 00:29:19.638 Actually, sir, that has come to our attention. 00:29:19.680 --> 00:29:23.355 We know it's not a tank, but will the other side? 00:29:23.400 --> 00:29:26.278 I guess we could always thicken the armour. 00:29:27.040 --> 00:29:32.068 Colonel Smith, could you explain why you put those portholes there? 00:29:32.120 --> 00:29:37.478 Yes, sir, as per your request, so the men can shoot out at the enemy. 00:29:37.520 --> 00:29:42.548 - You're joking, aren't you? - Portholes? Are we in the navy? 00:29:46.280 --> 00:29:50.034 Say... you think you could make this thing amphibious? 00:29:50.080 --> 00:29:52.196 Get the troops across a river? 00:29:52.240 --> 00:29:53.639 No. 00:29:53.680 --> 00:29:55.636 No, sir. No. 00:29:55.680 --> 00:29:57.591 No, no, no, no, no. 00:29:57.640 --> 00:30:00.632 Amphibious? The Bradley's supposed to swim? 00:30:01.560 --> 00:30:03.551 In theory, at least. 00:30:03.600 --> 00:30:07.070 Amphibious troop carrier slash scout... 00:30:07.120 --> 00:30:08.519 Slash tank. 00:30:08.560 --> 00:30:11.279 A couple more months, I bet this thing can fly. 00:30:11.320 --> 00:30:13.595 What's this in the margin? 00:30:13.640 --> 00:30:15.631 "Please help me, 00:30:15.680 --> 00:30:18.114 "I am losing my mind, 00:30:19.080 --> 00:30:21.036 "RLS." 00:30:25.880 --> 00:30:30.556 Lieutenant Colonel Robert Laurel Smith, head of oversight and development. 00:30:33.920 --> 00:30:36.115 Aluminium. 00:30:36.160 --> 00:30:38.879 - This thing's got an aluminium skin. - Huh? 00:30:39.800 --> 00:30:44.112 Anything fired at it will go through it like a hot knife through butter. 00:30:44.160 --> 00:30:47.118 We're using steel rather than aluminium. 00:30:47.160 --> 00:30:50.596 Of course, steel is much heavier than aluminium, 00:30:50.640 --> 00:30:52.835 so it won't go as fast. 00:30:52.880 --> 00:30:55.952 We can't lose speed - it won't work as a scout. 00:30:56.000 --> 00:30:58.275 It won't keep pace with tanks, either. 00:30:58.320 --> 00:31:01.756 Armour's a reactive measure. Let's think proactive. 00:31:01.800 --> 00:31:04.109 Equip it with anti-tank missiles, 00:31:04.160 --> 00:31:07.789 then it can blast those enemy tanks before they fire. 00:31:07.840 --> 00:31:09.831 What do you think, Colonel? 00:31:10.800 --> 00:31:12.199 Fine. 00:31:13.680 --> 00:31:16.274 - Anti-tank missiles? - I don't know. 00:31:16.320 --> 00:31:19.278 The men will have to wear the missiles as hats! 00:31:19.320 --> 00:31:22.676 I don't know, Jones. That's why you get paid big bucks. 00:31:22.720 --> 00:31:27.794 - Colonel, we're not talking about... - A pair of Levi's. I know! 00:31:27.840 --> 00:31:30.195 God damn it! 00:31:30.240 --> 00:31:33.835 We are talking about 11 years with nothing to show for it! 00:31:33.880 --> 00:31:37.350 Except an ulcer the size of the district of Columbia 00:31:37.400 --> 00:31:39.436 and a career on permanent hold! 00:31:39.480 --> 00:31:40.833 You see this? 00:31:40.880 --> 00:31:45.271 I've been... I've been a bird colonel so long, I swear I'm growing feathers! 00:31:46.840 --> 00:31:52.472 If you have to design hats to haul those goddamn missiles, then just do it. 00:32:10.560 --> 00:32:12.949 (Low chatter) 00:32:18.640 --> 00:32:20.631 Excuse me, sir... 00:32:22.360 --> 00:32:26.876 Uh... ladies and gentlemen, if I can have your attention, please. 00:32:27.760 --> 00:32:29.796 If you'd all just take your seats. 00:32:30.920 --> 00:32:32.717 Thank you. 00:32:35.320 --> 00:32:39.836 We are pleased to present a scale model 00:32:41.040 --> 00:32:44.430 of the new Bradley fighting vehicle. 00:32:46.880 --> 00:32:50.077 (* America The Beautiful) 00:32:51.360 --> 00:32:53.715 (Choir) * America... * 00:32:55.960 --> 00:32:58.474 (Gasps of admiration) 00:33:01.160 --> 00:33:03.958 * America 00:33:08.080 --> 00:33:10.753 * America... * 00:33:15.160 --> 00:33:21.315 Featuring scout, troop transport, and anti-tank capabilities, 00:33:22.680 --> 00:33:24.875 it carries six men. 00:33:24.920 --> 00:33:27.115 How many was it supposed to carry? 00:33:27.160 --> 00:33:29.469 - 11. - The Bradley is outfitted 00:33:29.520 --> 00:33:32.956 with sophisticated surveillance equipment. 00:33:33.000 --> 00:33:38.996 It is also equipped with a rapid-fire cannon, and an anti-tank rocket launcher. 00:33:39.040 --> 00:33:41.190 Which means it's loaded with... 00:33:41.240 --> 00:33:45.677 1500 shells and ten TOW anti-tank missiles. 00:33:45.720 --> 00:33:49.918 So in summation, gentlemen, what you have before you is... 00:33:49.960 --> 00:33:53.635 A troop transport that can't carry troops, 00:33:53.680 --> 00:33:57.673 a reconnaissance vehicle that's too conspicuous to do reconnaissance... 00:33:57.720 --> 00:34:01.713 And a quasi-tank that has less armour than a snow-blower 00:34:01.760 --> 00:34:04.752 but has enough ammo to take out half of DC. 00:34:04.800 --> 00:34:09.112 - Fantastic. - Congratulations, General Smith. 00:34:09.159 --> 00:34:11.196 - General? - Helluva job. 00:34:11.239 --> 00:34:13.150 General? 00:34:13.199 --> 00:34:15.031 Let's build it. 00:34:15.800 --> 00:34:17.710 They're building it? 00:34:17.760 --> 00:34:20.433 This is what we're building? 00:34:26.239 --> 00:34:35.558 * America * 00:34:37.159 --> 00:34:38.639 Please be seated. 00:34:38.679 --> 00:34:41.752 This will be brief, I'm needed at the Oval Office. 00:34:41.800 --> 00:34:44.871 I want to show you this morning's New York Times. 00:34:44.920 --> 00:34:48.514 If you'd be so kind to turn to the editorial page. 00:34:48.560 --> 00:34:52.632 It essentially says that every weapon we produce is overpriced junk. 00:34:52.679 --> 00:34:56.195 Now, that's not news. Critics have said it for years. 00:34:56.239 --> 00:34:58.310 What was news to me 00:34:58.360 --> 00:35:02.672 touched on our supposedly spectacular "Sergeant York" anti-aircraft gun. 00:35:02.720 --> 00:35:07.669 It says there when the Sergeant York proved incapable of hitting airplanes, 00:35:07.720 --> 00:35:10.871 we test-fired it at hovering helicopters. 00:35:10.920 --> 00:35:13.639 When it failed to hit hovering helicopters, 00:35:13.680 --> 00:35:16.877 we fired at stationary targets and it missed those. 00:35:16.920 --> 00:35:20.071 Now is this possible, General Keane? 00:35:21.040 --> 00:35:23.998 There was a problem with the proximity fusing. 00:35:24.040 --> 00:35:28.795 According to this, one missile locked on to a ventilation fan in the latrine! 00:35:28.840 --> 00:35:33.675 And destroyed the latrine. Were we test-firing at latrines that day? 00:35:33.720 --> 00:35:38.510 My first sergeant was in that latrine and he's around to swear otherwise. 00:35:38.560 --> 00:35:41.677 Why am I learning about this in the newspaper? 00:35:41.720 --> 00:35:45.599 It makes me look foolish, and I am not a foolish man. 00:35:45.640 --> 00:35:49.713 General Cushing, any problems with the Maverick missile tests? 00:35:49.760 --> 00:35:51.159 No, sir. 00:35:51.200 --> 00:35:53.634 Admiral Morehouse, any problems? 00:35:53.680 --> 00:35:56.752 - None whatsoever, sir. - General Partridge... 00:35:56.800 --> 00:35:58.836 - Sir! - Problems with the Bradley? 00:35:58.880 --> 00:36:01.235 No, sir, absolutely not. 00:36:01.280 --> 00:36:03.271 Production is imminent. 00:36:04.120 --> 00:36:08.079 Mr Secretary, I believe the press is on a wild-goose chase, 00:36:08.120 --> 00:36:10.998 looking for problems where none exist. 00:36:11.040 --> 00:36:16.114 Let's hope you're right, General. Because we do have problems. 00:36:16.160 --> 00:36:20.233 Terrorists in Lebanon, and Colonel Qadhafi in Libya, 00:36:20.280 --> 00:36:22.669 and Sandinistas in Nicaragua, 00:36:22.720 --> 00:36:26.030 and let's not forget our ongoing problems with the Soviet Union. 00:36:27.040 --> 00:36:32.717 Frankly, I don't appreciate calls from reporters and congressmen 00:36:32.760 --> 00:36:37.038 asking me why nothing we are working on works, 00:36:38.080 --> 00:36:41.993 and I can't answer them because the men developing these systems 00:36:42.040 --> 00:36:44.235 tell me everything is just peachy! 00:36:45.840 --> 00:36:49.196 So, if you don't have problems, good. 00:36:49.240 --> 00:36:51.276 If you do, get rid of them. 00:36:51.320 --> 00:36:55.871 I want these weapons built. If not by you, I'll find men who can. 00:37:17.560 --> 00:37:19.152 You wanted to see me, sir? 00:37:19.200 --> 00:37:20.713 Yes, I do. 00:37:20.760 --> 00:37:22.751 Close the damn door, come on. 00:37:22.800 --> 00:37:28.033 About these tests you've been thinking about conducting on the Bradley. 00:37:28.080 --> 00:37:30.071 I understand your concern, 00:37:30.120 --> 00:37:34.318 but if you were an armoured warfare expert instead of a flier, 00:37:34.360 --> 00:37:37.796 you'd understand the Bradley is a good vehicle. 00:37:37.840 --> 00:37:41.833 4,000 Americans will be employed building it, the Army wants it. 00:37:41.880 --> 00:37:44.997 - Read the files... - I've read the files, sir. 00:37:46.080 --> 00:37:48.913 200 pages on the rear door, 00:37:48.960 --> 00:37:54.273 250 pages on the paint job, computer simulations of combat - 00:37:54.320 --> 00:37:58.677 not a single test that indicates what might happen if the Bradley takes a hit. 00:37:59.280 --> 00:38:02.909 Which is why I've ordered a full-up live fire test. 00:38:04.200 --> 00:38:09.228 I want to equip a Bradley with all the ammunition it would take into battle, 00:38:09.280 --> 00:38:13.637 fill all the fuel tanks, and hit it with a Soviet anti-tank weapon, 00:38:13.680 --> 00:38:16.752 - to see how it'll hold up. - Cancel it. 00:38:16.800 --> 00:38:17.789 Sir? 00:38:17.840 --> 00:38:21.116 I think we're having a communication meltdown. 00:38:21.160 --> 00:38:25.711 Whatever problems there are, we'll fix them - in the field, after they're deployed. 00:38:25.760 --> 00:38:28.991 - General... - That's the way we're gonna do this. 00:38:29.880 --> 00:38:32.917 Nobody takes your job more seriously than I do, 00:38:32.960 --> 00:38:36.270 but I also have a job - to deploy that Bradley. 00:38:36.320 --> 00:38:39.995 I want that rocket launcher pointed at the Soviets. 00:38:43.680 --> 00:38:45.238 Here. 00:38:45.280 --> 00:38:46.952 Jesus. 00:38:47.000 --> 00:38:48.718 Dismissed. 00:38:50.400 --> 00:38:53.597 - Afternoon. Afternoon. - Good afternoon, sir. 00:38:56.200 --> 00:38:58.555 - Fanning! - Yes, sir? 00:38:59.400 --> 00:39:03.632 - What happened to you? - Don't ask. What's this? 00:39:03.680 --> 00:39:06.717 It was on your desk when I got back from lunch. 00:39:19.160 --> 00:39:21.799 Some ammunition for your Bradley battle. 00:39:28.080 --> 00:39:29.479 Hm! 00:39:29.520 --> 00:39:31.351 It's a British Army test report. 00:39:32.880 --> 00:39:35.075 Top secret too. 00:39:35.120 --> 00:39:37.111 Until it landed here. 00:39:56.840 --> 00:39:59.638 General Smith, Jim Burton. 00:40:01.160 --> 00:40:02.673 (Clears throat) 00:40:02.720 --> 00:40:05.109 How did you find me? 00:40:05.160 --> 00:40:08.596 You have very distinctive handwriting. 00:40:11.400 --> 00:40:15.791 I've been reading memos on the Bradley going back to 1968, 00:40:17.320 --> 00:40:22.997 with your handwritten notes in the margin, or... initialled by you. 00:40:24.320 --> 00:40:27.835 - This handwriting? - We should not be seen talking. 00:40:38.160 --> 00:40:40.594 Look, you contacted me, General. 00:40:40.640 --> 00:40:44.713 No. You received an anonymous leak about which I know nothing. 00:40:44.760 --> 00:40:49.675 The British found out that aluminium gives off a toxic gas when hit by a shell. 00:40:49.720 --> 00:40:53.190 Bad news for men in aluminium armoured vehicles. 00:40:53.240 --> 00:40:57.153 Couldn't we... couldn't we sit down somewhere and actually talk? 00:41:05.320 --> 00:41:09.996 If the Pentagon had their choice of busting us or nailing a Soviet spy, 00:41:10.040 --> 00:41:12.395 they would choose us in a heartbeat. 00:41:12.440 --> 00:41:15.671 Who exactly is "us", General? 00:41:15.720 --> 00:41:19.759 Some people who work in the Pentagon are fed up watching billions of dollars 00:41:19.800 --> 00:41:24.191 thrown away on defective weapons upon which our troops stake their lives. 00:41:25.320 --> 00:41:28.392 People like you, Colonel. We are the enemy. 00:41:28.440 --> 00:41:31.398 - To whom? - To majors who want to be colonels, 00:41:31.440 --> 00:41:35.479 colonels who want to be generals, you bet we are the enemy. 00:41:35.520 --> 00:41:37.750 To move up, you have to get things done. 00:41:37.800 --> 00:41:40.598 You don't want to be the one who drops the ball, 00:41:40.640 --> 00:41:43.791 cos if you drop the ball, no promotion, no star, 00:41:43.840 --> 00:41:47.150 no cushy job with a contractor when you retire. 00:41:47.200 --> 00:41:52.672 Which is why, Colonel, everyone attached to the Bradley will stop your tests. 00:41:55.880 --> 00:42:01.113 General, I appreciate your interests if not your methods. 00:42:01.160 --> 00:42:04.869 Whatever disagreements I may be having over the Bradley 00:42:04.920 --> 00:42:07.753 will be resolved above board. 00:42:08.760 --> 00:42:11.399 Now, if you have something to say, 00:42:11.440 --> 00:42:15.115 I'm sure the Washington Post would love to talk to you. 00:42:17.480 --> 00:42:20.711 Me? The press? Are you crazy? The Army is my life. 00:42:20.760 --> 00:42:25.038 Like you, I work inside the system, and you don't have a prayer of running your tests, 00:42:25.080 --> 00:42:27.913 not unless you're willing to sacrifice your career. 00:42:27.960 --> 00:42:32.112 And if you think you're safe because Congress gave you your job, think again. 00:42:33.160 --> 00:42:35.355 Good day, Colonel. And good luck. 00:42:38.280 --> 00:42:40.510 So why did you send me that report? 00:42:41.160 --> 00:42:42.559 Sir. 00:42:46.880 --> 00:42:49.348 - Nice to see you, General. - Good to see you. 00:42:59.520 --> 00:43:01.875 - Evening, sir. - Evening, sir. 00:43:05.440 --> 00:43:09.479 So she whispered to me, "Why do you think the General always stands at attention?" 00:43:09.520 --> 00:43:11.909 (Laughter) 00:43:14.280 --> 00:43:18.239 - Sir, Major Sayers is in the library. - Tell Major Sayers I'm busy. 00:43:18.280 --> 00:43:21.636 He said the little prick ordered tests on the Bradley. 00:43:21.680 --> 00:43:24.752 What? I'll have his ass in a sling so fast. 00:43:24.800 --> 00:43:28.236 Whose ass, sir? Major Sayers or the little prick? 00:43:28.280 --> 00:43:31.431 General, he knows about the study the Brits did. 00:43:31.480 --> 00:43:33.550 - What study? - On aluminium. 00:43:33.600 --> 00:43:35.830 Aluminium's used on the Bradley, sir. 00:43:35.880 --> 00:43:38.917 When hit by a shell, it burns and gives off a toxic gas. 00:43:38.960 --> 00:43:40.109 God damn it. 00:43:40.160 --> 00:43:44.392 We fought a revolution so we could ignore the fucking British! 00:43:44.440 --> 00:43:46.237 So why mess things up now? 00:43:46.280 --> 00:43:48.840 - I thought you talked to him. - I did. 00:43:48.880 --> 00:43:51.678 - The man must be a fool. - Can't you stop him, sir? 00:43:51.720 --> 00:43:54.109 No, I'm not his commanding officer. 00:43:54.160 --> 00:43:59.029 Some draft-dodging junior congressman wanted more objectivity in the testing process. 00:43:59.080 --> 00:44:01.071 Goddamn checks and balances. 00:44:01.120 --> 00:44:04.749 General, with all due respect, this isn't just a check, sir, 00:44:04.800 --> 00:44:06.870 it's a full fucking body block! 00:44:06.920 --> 00:44:11.835 If we don't get the Bradley out there now, it'll be stuck in development forever. 00:44:15.840 --> 00:44:18.229 Start production now. 00:44:18.280 --> 00:44:21.875 Throw Burton a bone or two. Let him run a couple of tests. 00:44:21.920 --> 00:44:25.356 Yes, sir. General, actually, he'd like to blow it up. 00:44:25.400 --> 00:44:27.755 I don't give a fuck what Burton wants. 00:44:27.800 --> 00:44:31.998 Let him do some piddly-shit stuff, see if he can parallel park the fucker! 00:44:32.040 --> 00:44:34.031 Just get it into production. 00:44:46.560 --> 00:44:49.358 (Woman) Am I to understand that you were not in favour 00:44:49.400 --> 00:44:51.834 of the tests Colonel Burton proposed? 00:44:51.880 --> 00:44:53.677 Absolutely not. 00:44:54.840 --> 00:44:58.992 (Woman) Absolutely not, yes, or absolutely not, no? 00:45:00.200 --> 00:45:02.156 Absolutely not absolutely. 00:45:02.200 --> 00:45:05.237 (Man) Are you questioning his motives or his methods? 00:45:05.280 --> 00:45:08.989 I have no reason to question Colonel Burton's motives. 00:45:09.040 --> 00:45:11.270 I can only speak to his methods. 00:45:11.320 --> 00:45:16.394 Which, by anyone's definition were somewhat peculiar. 00:45:17.120 --> 00:45:19.395 There were other ways to find out 00:45:19.440 --> 00:45:23.672 if clothing would catch fire inside the Bradley when it took a hit. 00:45:23.720 --> 00:45:27.156 Let's take the... the mannequin thing. 00:45:44.280 --> 00:45:46.430 - Colonel. - Yes? 00:45:51.640 --> 00:45:55.189 - Phone call, sir. They said it's important. - Very good. 00:45:55.240 --> 00:45:57.310 - Dalton. - Yes, sir. 00:45:57.360 --> 00:46:00.750 - I'll meet you back at the firing area. - Yes, sir. 00:46:07.360 --> 00:46:10.079 - Strip the dummies. - Sir? 00:46:11.640 --> 00:46:14.313 Strip the dummies, Sergeant, now. 00:46:20.440 --> 00:46:22.954 Thank you. Let's go. 00:46:24.160 --> 00:46:25.798 Fire when ready. 00:46:25.840 --> 00:46:28.115 Backblast area clear! 00:46:28.160 --> 00:46:30.720 - Out of the way, sir. - Fire. 00:46:36.640 --> 00:46:38.710 (Coughing) 00:46:40.720 --> 00:46:43.109 Hold it there. Let me see those. 00:46:43.160 --> 00:46:47.472 Uh-huh. That looks good, uniforms look good. Great, there you go. 00:46:50.440 --> 00:46:52.112 Wait a minute, what's that? 00:46:52.160 --> 00:46:54.276 That's part of our test, Colonel. 00:46:57.080 --> 00:46:58.672 Wait a minute. 00:47:01.520 --> 00:47:05.195 (Partridge) No one in my command gave the order to strip the dummies 00:47:05.240 --> 00:47:08.312 and put their clothes inside a fireproof container 00:47:08.360 --> 00:47:11.796 inside the vehicle while Colonel Burton wasn't around. 00:47:11.840 --> 00:47:14.354 You're a pair of clowns! 00:47:15.600 --> 00:47:17.830 The insults that were traded that day 00:47:17.880 --> 00:47:20.792 had no business showing up in the test reports. 00:47:20.840 --> 00:47:23.718 They were deleted from the final report. 00:47:23.760 --> 00:47:29.471 All except Colonel Bach's unfortunate reference to Colonel Burton's mother. 00:47:30.840 --> 00:47:33.115 Temperatures were running high. 00:47:33.160 --> 00:47:35.879 (Man) Apparently inside the Bradley as well. 00:47:35.920 --> 00:47:40.869 There's a degree of uncertainty involved in every test. 00:47:41.880 --> 00:47:45.668 That's the point of doing tests - to find out what happens. 00:47:48.280 --> 00:47:53.115 If we knew what the results would be, we wouldn't need to do the test. 00:47:53.160 --> 00:47:57.756 And just because the tests didn't always come out 00:47:57.800 --> 00:48:00.155 the way Colonel Burton expected... 00:48:00.200 --> 00:48:04.876 is no reason to assume that anything devious was going on. 00:48:05.840 --> 00:48:10.709 (Woman) I ask you, General, filling the fuel tanks with water 00:48:10.760 --> 00:48:13.991 for a test designed to check the combustibility 00:48:14.040 --> 00:48:17.669 of those tanks - that wasn't devious? 00:48:18.560 --> 00:48:21.677 If the tanks had been filled with fuel 00:48:21.720 --> 00:48:25.429 there's a good chance the vehicle would have exploded. 00:48:26.480 --> 00:48:28.710 (Man) Isn't that the point? 00:48:29.720 --> 00:48:35.192 If the vehicle had exploded, we couldn't run additional tests. 00:48:36.080 --> 00:48:40.710 I can't order up an unlimited number of Bradleys just to blow them up! 00:48:41.600 --> 00:48:44.353 Unless you're telling me to spend more money. 00:48:44.400 --> 00:48:49.520 (Woman) General, I believe that efforts were made to make the Bradley amphibious? 00:48:50.520 --> 00:48:53.557 Yes, although how that's relevant I fail to comprehend. 00:48:53.600 --> 00:48:56.797 (Man) How many Bradleys were lost during that experiment? 00:48:56.840 --> 00:48:58.239 Lost? 00:48:58.280 --> 00:49:02.193 (Man) The report says four of the Bradleys sank during testing. 00:49:03.240 --> 00:49:05.231 That is a matter of opinion. 00:49:05.280 --> 00:49:08.556 (Woman) It's not opinion, General. 00:49:08.600 --> 00:49:10.591 Four of them sank. 00:49:15.760 --> 00:49:17.193 Technically, yes. 00:49:17.240 --> 00:49:19.834 (Woman) General, can we get back to the fuel tanks? 00:49:20.760 --> 00:49:22.637 Come on. Good. 00:49:24.280 --> 00:49:28.273 Sergeant, have the tanks always been filled with water? 00:49:29.680 --> 00:49:31.432 No, sir. 00:49:31.480 --> 00:49:34.199 Only when the vehicle is being tested, sir. 00:49:35.240 --> 00:49:37.231 What else don't I know? 00:49:41.560 --> 00:49:43.915 Sergeant, I'm asking you a question. 00:49:43.960 --> 00:49:46.474 What else don't I know about these tests? 00:49:47.720 --> 00:49:50.518 The ammunition stored in the Bradley, sir. 00:49:51.760 --> 00:49:53.352 What about it? 00:50:05.960 --> 00:50:07.439 Sand. 00:50:07.480 --> 00:50:09.436 That's affirmative, sir. 00:50:10.440 --> 00:50:12.317 (Snorts) 00:50:12.360 --> 00:50:14.351 Tell me... 00:50:14.400 --> 00:50:17.073 did the term "court-martial" 00:50:17.120 --> 00:50:19.111 ever enter anyone's mind here? 00:50:19.160 --> 00:50:21.151 - No, sir. - Really? 00:50:21.200 --> 00:50:23.316 That's truly amazing, Sergeant. 00:50:23.360 --> 00:50:27.399 Here we are watching water drip out of the gas tanks 00:50:27.440 --> 00:50:30.318 and sand spill out of the ammunition 00:50:30.360 --> 00:50:34.399 after a test that was done to figure out whether or not the damn thing is safe! 00:50:34.440 --> 00:50:39.309 And no one here even thinks of the term "court-martial"? 00:50:40.240 --> 00:50:44.836 Now why, if you don't mind my asking, is that? 00:50:45.840 --> 00:50:48.513 We were under orders, sir. 00:50:48.560 --> 00:50:51.870 Is acting on those orders conscionable, Sergeant? 00:50:51.920 --> 00:50:55.230 It doesn't matter what I think or do, sir, 00:50:55.280 --> 00:50:57.748 because you desk warriors from Washington 00:50:57.800 --> 00:50:59.950 will find a million different ways 00:51:00.000 --> 00:51:02.992 to make the tests turn out whatever way you want, sir. 00:51:03.040 --> 00:51:06.715 I'm not here to manipulate test results. 00:51:07.520 --> 00:51:11.274 - I'm here to learn the truth. - You want the truth, sir? 00:51:11.320 --> 00:51:14.835 We get a new white knight every other year, sir. 00:51:14.880 --> 00:51:17.917 Some guy just like you, and you all start off the same. 00:51:17.960 --> 00:51:23.114 Big speeches that turn to shit after six months when your next promotion comes due. 00:51:23.160 --> 00:51:25.390 And then it's business as usual. 00:51:26.440 --> 00:51:30.228 Where did you pick up this lousy attitude, Sergeant? 00:51:30.280 --> 00:51:32.236 Right here, sir, 00:51:33.800 --> 00:51:35.791 watching guys like you. 00:51:38.320 --> 00:51:40.436 Well, I'm sorry. 00:51:41.520 --> 00:51:43.750 I'm really sorry to hear that. 00:51:45.280 --> 00:51:49.956 Cos unlike you, I take my job seriously. 00:51:54.360 --> 00:51:55.839 Really? 00:51:57.240 --> 00:52:01.677 Well, maybe... maybe you can explain to me, Colonel, 00:52:01.720 --> 00:52:07.192 why the Bradley has been ordered into production before you have done your job. 00:52:24.120 --> 00:52:27.510 What is this? 100 Bradleys have been ordered? 00:52:27.560 --> 00:52:32.190 I'm not gonna have it on my record that the Bradley fell behind schedule 00:52:32.240 --> 00:52:34.196 because of some goddamn tests. 00:52:34.240 --> 00:52:36.879 Those goddamn tests could save lives. 00:52:36.920 --> 00:52:41.357 The Bradley will save lives, Colonel, by bringing men to the front line. 00:52:41.400 --> 00:52:43.755 Do you know what would happen to those men 00:52:43.800 --> 00:52:46.598 if the Bradley is hit and the aluminium burns? 00:52:47.960 --> 00:52:52.238 I know all about the British study, Colonel. And it is bullshit. 00:52:52.280 --> 00:52:54.874 That thing could be a deathtrap. 00:52:54.920 --> 00:52:57.070 - Says who? - Says me. 00:52:57.120 --> 00:52:59.873 Have you put people in there during the test? 00:52:59.920 --> 00:53:03.469 - No, of... - So you don't actually know anything. 00:53:03.520 --> 00:53:07.195 And until you do, all you're doing is wasting our time. 00:53:11.720 --> 00:53:15.838 (Woman) Are you suggesting Colonel Burton had no reason to be concerned? 00:53:15.880 --> 00:53:19.919 I am suggesting that Colonel Burton and his tests 00:53:19.960 --> 00:53:23.919 did not reveal anything we didn't already know. 00:53:23.960 --> 00:53:26.713 Except his own penchant for theatrics. 00:53:26.760 --> 00:53:29.513 - (Man) Theatrics, General? - Yes, theatrics. 00:53:29.560 --> 00:53:31.676 Cheap theatrics at that. 00:53:31.720 --> 00:53:34.188 Now the little prick has issued a memo 00:53:34.240 --> 00:53:38.791 that stipulates that for the tests he'd like to use sheep. 00:53:38.840 --> 00:53:42.150 Jesus, we already started work on the chassis assembly. 00:53:42.200 --> 00:53:44.350 - Don't worry. - If the sheep die 00:53:44.400 --> 00:53:48.279 - we're gonna have to stop production. - There are ways around it. 00:53:48.320 --> 00:53:50.231 - Absolutely. - Like what? 00:53:50.280 --> 00:53:52.874 We could sic the animal rights people on him. 00:53:52.920 --> 00:53:56.037 It is cruel and unusual treatment of sheep. 00:53:56.080 --> 00:53:58.196 Rack of lamb. 00:53:58.880 --> 00:54:00.598 Yeah, that would be me. 00:54:01.920 --> 00:54:04.354 (Phone) 00:54:04.400 --> 00:54:07.836 - Yes. - (Fanning) Major Sayers just called, sir. 00:54:07.880 --> 00:54:12.396 - When do they plan to run the tests? - As soon as we send over the sheep. 00:54:12.440 --> 00:54:15.830 "We"? I thought they were in charge of the sheep. 00:54:15.880 --> 00:54:18.348 They say it's being handled at our end. 00:54:19.360 --> 00:54:21.874 The Surgeon General's office. 00:54:23.120 --> 00:54:26.430 What does the Surgeon General have to do with sheep? 00:54:30.920 --> 00:54:33.150 - Excuse me. - Colonel Burton. 00:54:33.200 --> 00:54:36.431 - We were told you might show up. - Who told you that? 00:54:36.480 --> 00:54:41.110 Colonel Bach, he established this office last week with the Surgeon General. 00:54:41.160 --> 00:54:45.153 - You're trying to kill the Bradley. - Who told you that? 00:54:45.840 --> 00:54:49.628 I'm sorry, sir, all information in this office is classified. 00:54:49.680 --> 00:54:54.834 So, what is "ruminant procurement" anyway? 00:54:55.680 --> 00:54:58.353 That's what this office has been created to do. 00:54:58.400 --> 00:55:02.029 - But what is it? - Analysis and policy determination 00:55:02.080 --> 00:55:05.959 for tendered research data on the optimal test ruminant. 00:55:06.000 --> 00:55:07.797 Such ruminants are to be... 00:55:07.840 --> 00:55:12.516 You're talking about sheep. You're in charge of buying sheep, correct? 00:55:14.000 --> 00:55:16.468 We can't just go out and buy sheep, sir. 00:55:16.520 --> 00:55:18.112 Why not? 00:55:18.160 --> 00:55:21.038 We're doing a vaporifics test on sheep. 00:55:21.080 --> 00:55:26.996 Vaporifics is all about what happens when a warhead penetrates armour. 00:55:27.040 --> 00:55:30.077 Lieutenant, I know what a vaporifics test is. 00:55:30.120 --> 00:55:32.031 I'm the one who called for it. 00:55:32.080 --> 00:55:36.551 Well, then you know we have to have sheep specs before we can proceed. 00:55:36.600 --> 00:55:39.353 Sheep specs, what is sheep specs? 00:55:39.400 --> 00:55:41.072 Specifications! 00:55:41.120 --> 00:55:45.750 Shorn or unshorn, rams, ewes or lambs? 00:55:46.280 --> 00:55:50.478 Merinos or short hair? Shorn merino ewes or unshorn merino lambs? 00:55:50.520 --> 00:55:54.593 Bighorns or domestic? Domestic shorn lambs or bighorn unshorn? 00:55:54.640 --> 00:55:58.030 Just, how long will it take you to get your sheep specs? 00:55:58.080 --> 00:56:01.117 Not long at all, six, eight months, tops. 00:56:01.160 --> 00:56:06.518 But then we'll require another eight months to evaluate the data. 00:56:06.560 --> 00:56:10.633 After which we can move into prototype ruminant evaluation... 00:56:11.280 --> 00:56:13.635 - How much? - Well... 00:56:16.240 --> 00:56:18.276 All right, bring it back. 00:56:18.320 --> 00:56:21.471 Keep it coming. Keep it coming. Keep it coming. 00:56:22.800 --> 00:56:25.075 A little more. A little more. 00:56:25.120 --> 00:56:26.599 Whoa! 00:56:26.640 --> 00:56:29.871 Sir, Colonel Bach is on his way over here, sir. 00:56:29.920 --> 00:56:32.115 I'm sure he is. 00:56:32.160 --> 00:56:35.391 It sounded like a world-class shit-fit, sir. 00:56:35.440 --> 00:56:37.271 I'm sure it is, Sergeant. 00:56:43.120 --> 00:56:46.317 - Come on, move it. - What are these sheep doing here? 00:56:46.360 --> 00:56:48.828 - I bought them. - You can't do that! 00:56:48.880 --> 00:56:51.758 - Well, I did. - There are no sheep specs, Colonel! 00:56:51.800 --> 00:56:54.678 - I devised the specs, Major. - What are they? 00:56:54.720 --> 00:56:57.871 They're live and kicking, and that's good enough for me. 00:56:57.920 --> 00:57:02.198 Testing is a science, Colonel. It needs controlled experiments. 00:57:02.240 --> 00:57:06.472 - Just sticking sheep into a... - All right, you don't want sheep? 00:57:07.840 --> 00:57:11.037 Lennon, Chavez, get the sheep out of there, 00:57:11.080 --> 00:57:13.674 - and get in the Bradley. Dalton! - Yes, sir? 00:57:13.720 --> 00:57:15.312 Get in the Bradley. 00:57:16.240 --> 00:57:19.437 - Sir? - I need a vaporifics test, get in the Bradley. 00:57:19.480 --> 00:57:22.756 - Everyone inside. - Are you out of your fucking mind? 00:57:22.800 --> 00:57:26.031 You think this is some kind of joke, Colonel? 00:57:26.920 --> 00:57:30.549 All right, we'll just use the sheep. That's a terrific idea. 00:57:30.600 --> 00:57:33.273 Use the sheep in the Bradley. Go on, sheep. 00:57:33.320 --> 00:57:35.788 Get in there... God damn it! 00:57:38.040 --> 00:57:39.598 Backblast area, clear! 00:57:39.640 --> 00:57:42.279 - On the way, sir. - Fire! 00:57:50.280 --> 00:57:52.589 (Gasping) 00:57:53.200 --> 00:57:55.714 Oh, God, Granger, don't breathe! 00:57:56.720 --> 00:57:59.632 - What the hell happened? - The damn fumes! 00:57:59.680 --> 00:58:01.557 Stay back! 00:58:10.360 --> 00:58:13.193 - How are you doing? - I'm OK. 00:58:13.240 --> 00:58:15.834 Jesus, just one tiny whiff... 00:58:15.880 --> 00:58:18.030 Did you get a look inside? 00:58:18.080 --> 00:58:20.435 Nothing could have survived those fumes. 00:58:28.000 --> 00:58:31.151 Sergeant, where are the sheep? 00:58:31.200 --> 00:58:33.760 Major Sayers said they had to be incinerated. 00:58:33.800 --> 00:58:35.950 - What? - They carted them away, sir. 00:58:36.000 --> 00:58:38.833 Whoa! No! Whoa! Stop, stop, stop! 00:58:42.760 --> 00:58:44.751 - Follow those sheep! - Sir? 00:58:45.680 --> 00:58:48.831 - Stop that truck, that's an order! - Yes, sir. 00:58:48.880 --> 00:58:50.279 Sergeant. 00:58:56.320 --> 00:58:58.993 I need them, for autopsy. 00:59:00.840 --> 00:59:02.956 To verify test results. 00:59:06.280 --> 00:59:08.396 I see him, we got him, sir. 00:59:11.360 --> 00:59:13.237 (Siren blaring) 00:59:17.760 --> 00:59:20.228 (Siren blaring) 00:59:20.280 --> 00:59:23.317 - Pay no attention to them! - Sir? 00:59:23.360 --> 00:59:25.157 Concentrate on the sheep. 00:59:29.000 --> 00:59:31.389 Look out! 00:59:35.200 --> 00:59:36.553 Move it! 00:59:36.600 --> 00:59:37.999 Come on! 00:59:46.480 --> 00:59:48.914 Damn it, what are you stopping us for? 00:59:48.960 --> 00:59:51.633 - Stop the sheep! - What's the hurry, sir? 00:59:51.680 --> 00:59:56.276 Not one of the tests I've ordered has been conducted according to plan. 00:59:56.320 --> 00:59:57.435 And since my job... 00:59:57.480 --> 01:00:02.190 Your job is to stop whining and serve the United States as befits an officer! 01:00:02.240 --> 01:00:07.155 My job is to oversee the joint live-fire test programme and report to Congress. 01:00:07.200 --> 01:00:11.512 In order to do that, I'm gonna have to insist on a live-fire test of the Bradley 01:00:11.560 --> 01:00:13.391 under combat conditions. 01:00:13.440 --> 01:00:17.149 Listen to me, fly-boy, you don't know shit about combat! 01:00:17.200 --> 01:00:20.272 I know there are a lot of ways to die in that vehicle, sir. 01:00:20.320 --> 01:00:23.118 - Don't you preach to me! - I want a realistic... 01:00:23.160 --> 01:00:27.233 - The number one priority is... - People first, vehicles second!! 01:00:27.280 --> 01:00:31.512 Those are my priorities. The Army's priorities seem to be the exact opposite. 01:00:31.560 --> 01:00:34.028 You are way out of line here. 01:00:36.520 --> 01:00:40.308 I won't sign off on the Bradley without a live-fire test. 01:00:51.080 --> 01:00:53.878 - (Man) Sir? - Who is Burton's commanding officer? 01:00:53.920 --> 01:00:56.559 General De Grasso, sir. 01:00:56.600 --> 01:00:58.511 Get him for me now. 01:01:05.240 --> 01:01:08.915 It's an economic move, Colonel, you're being reassigned. 01:01:10.160 --> 01:01:14.472 In the meantime, should I... continue in my present assignment? 01:01:14.520 --> 01:01:18.479 Your present assignment has been eliminated, Colonel. 01:01:18.520 --> 01:01:21.353 I didn't think my job could be eliminated. 01:01:22.360 --> 01:01:26.353 - I was appointed by Congress. - But you're paid by the Army. 01:01:27.600 --> 01:01:31.593 If they can't afford you - and they can't - you have no job. 01:01:32.360 --> 01:01:34.351 Colonel, it's time to move on. 01:01:34.400 --> 01:01:38.996 Let's not let this little blip on the screen ground you permanently. 01:02:14.360 --> 01:02:19.753 Would the Colonel ever consider having a drink with an enlisted soldier? 01:02:19.800 --> 01:02:23.349 Does the enlisted soldier think the Colonel needs one? 01:02:24.280 --> 01:02:28.114 - What are they gonna do, fire you? - OK, just a little one. 01:02:43.760 --> 01:02:45.990 (Snorts and coughs) 01:02:52.960 --> 01:02:55.076 You know what's really ironic? 01:02:56.040 --> 01:03:00.830 General Omar Bradley was a brilliant tactician and a great leader. 01:03:00.880 --> 01:03:03.030 No ego, just did the job. 01:03:04.280 --> 01:03:08.717 And he looked out for the morale and the safety of his men. 01:03:08.760 --> 01:03:11.911 And they go and put his name on this thing! 01:03:11.960 --> 01:03:13.791 Talk about a kick in the ass. 01:03:13.840 --> 01:03:16.957 The closest the brass ever get to a battlefield 01:03:17.000 --> 01:03:19.878 is the first tee on a Saturday morning. 01:03:22.840 --> 01:03:24.910 You know, Fanning... 01:03:25.720 --> 01:03:29.793 I've been around long enough to know that the Pentagon is not a charity, 01:03:29.840 --> 01:03:31.398 it's cashflows and egos. 01:03:32.440 --> 01:03:35.910 That's part of it, it's what helps drive it, fine, but... 01:03:37.840 --> 01:03:39.637 somehow... 01:03:42.360 --> 01:03:46.148 somehow I always thought the men came first. 01:03:48.560 --> 01:03:51.677 I always thought that the people on top knew 01:03:51.720 --> 01:03:54.757 that it was about the soldier in the field. 01:03:57.080 --> 01:03:59.275 You gave it your best shot. 01:04:00.120 --> 01:04:02.554 - Did I? - Yes, sir, you did. 01:04:07.640 --> 01:04:10.598 Well, now it's somebody else's problem. 01:04:12.320 --> 01:04:16.029 My problem is salvaging my career. 01:04:16.080 --> 01:04:21.438 Which apparently is not beyond repair if I'm a good little boy. 01:04:22.800 --> 01:04:25.519 So, that's it. 01:04:25.560 --> 01:04:27.073 That's it. 01:04:27.120 --> 01:04:29.680 The man said, "war is hell". 01:04:30.880 --> 01:04:32.836 He should've tried peacetime. 01:04:34.680 --> 01:04:38.116 - You don't mind, do you? - No, be my guest. 01:04:38.160 --> 01:04:40.310 I don't believe in government waste. 01:04:40.360 --> 01:04:42.351 (Phone) 01:04:43.800 --> 01:04:46.519 - Burton. - So they're moving you out? 01:04:50.440 --> 01:04:53.716 Is there anything you don't hear about? 01:04:53.760 --> 01:04:57.469 Well, how far are you willing to go with this thing? 01:04:57.520 --> 01:05:01.479 The question is... how far are they going to send me? 01:05:01.520 --> 01:05:04.956 You ought to take a trip to California this weekend. 01:05:05.000 --> 01:05:07.594 I'm not up for a vacation right now. 01:05:07.640 --> 01:05:10.757 No one goes to Fresno for a vacation, Colonel. 01:05:32.840 --> 01:05:35.832 - Can I help you, sir? - Colonel Burton. 01:05:35.880 --> 01:05:38.599 I'm here to see the project manager. 01:06:11.520 --> 01:06:13.511 - Colonel Burton? - Yes. 01:06:13.560 --> 01:06:15.357 Steve Johnson, project manager. 01:06:15.400 --> 01:06:17.391 Hi, thank you. 01:06:17.440 --> 01:06:20.034 All set, let's go! 01:06:27.080 --> 01:06:30.117 What's going on here? Who changed the specs? 01:06:30.160 --> 01:06:31.559 The Israelis. 01:06:31.600 --> 01:06:34.398 The Israelis? When? 01:06:34.440 --> 01:06:36.431 When they placed their order. 01:06:37.280 --> 01:06:39.475 - So these are for export? - Yes. 01:06:39.520 --> 01:06:42.239 - All of them? - Yes, Colonel. 01:06:42.280 --> 01:06:46.558 You're telling me we're manufacturing two different versions of this vehicle? 01:06:46.600 --> 01:06:50.388 The Israelis wouldn't take the Bradley as designed, Colonel. 01:06:50.440 --> 01:06:53.159 They wanted the fuel tanks on the outside, 01:06:53.200 --> 01:06:56.272 reinforced armour, a different ventilation system... 01:06:56.320 --> 01:06:59.790 All right. What about the specs for our Bradleys? 01:06:59.840 --> 01:07:03.958 Exactly like the ones you're testing, Colonel. No change. 01:07:28.160 --> 01:07:31.152 - You think you were followed? - Followed? 01:07:31.200 --> 01:07:34.397 I drove for hours. I don't even know where we are. 01:07:34.440 --> 01:07:37.796 Maybe you'd prefer to meet at the officers' club? 01:07:38.800 --> 01:07:42.110 - When did the Israelis test it? - They didn't have to, 01:07:42.160 --> 01:07:45.789 they knew by looking at it that it was a deathtrap. 01:07:45.840 --> 01:07:48.673 So while we're sending our guys off to die, 01:07:48.720 --> 01:07:52.508 the Pentagon brass is redesigning the damn thing for somebody else! 01:07:52.560 --> 01:07:55.597 They can't sell it overseas like it is. 01:07:57.080 --> 01:07:59.230 Business as usual. 01:08:05.160 --> 01:08:08.470 So maybe you'd like to keep fighting the bastards? 01:08:11.080 --> 01:08:15.119 I've lost my job, General. They're moving me out. 01:08:15.160 --> 01:08:19.312 So, they're moving you out, you haven't been discharged. 01:08:19.359 --> 01:08:22.716 Work from inside, from wherever they send you. 01:08:22.760 --> 01:08:25.194 And turn into you? 01:08:26.359 --> 01:08:30.035 Passing anonymous notes and meeting in parking lots? 01:08:31.040 --> 01:08:35.830 You're great at sitting in the shadows. Why don't you do something? 01:08:35.880 --> 01:08:37.871 I can't. 01:08:37.920 --> 01:08:41.515 - Help me! - I have done everything that I can. 01:08:41.560 --> 01:08:44.313 I've been fighting this for almost 20 years. 01:08:44.359 --> 01:08:48.319 I'm not gonna go to the mat over this! I... I've got too much to lose. 01:08:56.279 --> 01:08:58.191 70,000 troops. 01:08:59.200 --> 01:09:03.751 70,000 American boys will ride into battle in the Bradley 01:09:03.800 --> 01:09:05.870 if America fights another war. 01:09:05.920 --> 01:09:09.356 We can't be a part of sending them to their deaths. 01:09:19.560 --> 01:09:21.357 One call. 01:09:25.960 --> 01:09:27.756 - What? - One call. 01:09:27.800 --> 01:09:29.791 I'll make one call and that's it. 01:09:33.960 --> 01:09:35.598 Sit down. 01:09:36.680 --> 01:09:39.638 General Partridge, you've read today's Washington Post? 01:09:39.680 --> 01:09:41.955 - I have. - And seen the story, 01:09:42.000 --> 01:09:44.957 attributed to a highly placed Pentagon source? 01:09:45.000 --> 01:09:50.028 Yes, and I am as distressed as you that anyone in the Pentagon would stoop so low. 01:09:50.080 --> 01:09:53.913 Leaks within the Pentagon are how I get most of my information. 01:09:53.960 --> 01:09:57.999 Are you suggesting that the Pentagon is less than forthcoming? 01:09:58.040 --> 01:10:02.113 Then perhaps you can explain why I have to learn from the press 01:10:02.160 --> 01:10:06.199 that the man in charge of testing the Bradley has been fired? 01:10:07.120 --> 01:10:10.749 - He wasn't fired, sir, he was reassigned. - By whom? 01:10:10.800 --> 01:10:13.758 By General De Grasso, his commanding officer. 01:10:13.800 --> 01:10:15.995 I'm as shocked as you are. 01:10:16.040 --> 01:10:20.238 I guess there was some confusion between the Army, the Air Force... 01:10:20.280 --> 01:10:22.589 The sort of trouble you always get 01:10:22.640 --> 01:10:26.394 with these cross-departmental joint-testing programmes. 01:10:26.440 --> 01:10:29.113 (Phone) 01:10:31.960 --> 01:10:34.952 - Yes. - Congressman Stratton is on the phone. 01:10:37.920 --> 01:10:40.832 Sam, what can I do for you? 01:10:40.880 --> 01:10:43.633 What article? Oh, that article. 01:10:43.680 --> 01:10:46.831 No, completely untrue, inter-office SNAFU. 01:10:46.880 --> 01:10:49.110 File it under creative journalism. 01:10:49.160 --> 01:10:54.632 I'm looking into it now, you'll be the first to know. Right. Right. 01:10:54.680 --> 01:10:56.477 My best to Ellen. 01:10:59.600 --> 01:11:03.752 General, I want a full update on the Bradley 01:11:04.560 --> 01:11:07.711 - and I want it in writing. - Right away, sir. 01:11:09.480 --> 01:11:15.112 That is the last call I expect to receive on this matter 01:11:15.840 --> 01:11:19.913 from Congressman Stratton or anyone else on the Hill. 01:11:22.560 --> 01:11:24.710 Do I make myself clear, General? 01:11:24.760 --> 01:11:26.352 Perfectly. 01:11:34.360 --> 01:11:36.157 (Knock at door) 01:11:44.520 --> 01:11:48.354 Colonel Burton, I want you to write your report on the Bradley. 01:11:48.400 --> 01:11:51.472 Sir? I was under the impression that my job had... 01:11:51.520 --> 01:11:53.511 Your job has been reinstated. 01:11:53.560 --> 01:11:56.757 I want your report on my desk by 1800 hours tomorrow. 01:11:56.800 --> 01:11:59.837 - Yes, sir. - Colonel, in case you are unaware, 01:11:59.880 --> 01:12:04.476 as per the military manual, you will deliver your report to me and to me alone. 01:12:04.520 --> 01:12:08.069 Should a single copy be made public, I will charge you with 01:12:08.120 --> 01:12:12.272 subversion of military procedure and have you court-martialled. 01:12:33.600 --> 01:12:35.397 Stop packing, we're staying. 01:12:35.440 --> 01:12:38.876 - How'd you do that? - I didn't do anything. 01:12:38.920 --> 01:12:41.480 - Do we have a rule book? - A rule book, sir? 01:12:41.520 --> 01:12:44.876 - A book with rules in it. - What do you need a rule book for? 01:12:44.920 --> 01:12:48.037 To play by the rules, cos I always play by the rules. 01:12:48.080 --> 01:12:52.039 Then why do you need a rule book to tell you what the rules are? 01:12:52.080 --> 01:12:56.676 I need a rule book to tell me which rules I... Just get me the book. 01:13:22.520 --> 01:13:26.115 You need anything else, sir? Chinese food, No-Doz? 01:13:26.160 --> 01:13:28.355 No, thank you, Sergeant, I'm fine. 01:13:29.200 --> 01:13:31.031 Well, then, night, sir. 01:13:32.000 --> 01:13:34.195 What sounds better? 01:13:34.240 --> 01:13:37.755 "The Bradley has so far failed virtually every test" 01:13:37.800 --> 01:13:40.189 or "The testing program of the Bradley 01:13:40.240 --> 01:13:43.038 "has been without any coherent standards"? 01:13:44.000 --> 01:13:48.357 They both sound like something the General wouldn't want in his report. 01:13:48.400 --> 01:13:52.029 This is not just a report, it's a deadly weapon. 01:13:52.080 --> 01:13:55.277 Sir, an M-16 is a deadly weapon. 01:13:55.320 --> 01:13:57.390 A report is just a pile of paper, 01:13:57.440 --> 01:14:01.399 unless you plan to inflict a lot of extremely vicious paper cuts. 01:14:01.440 --> 01:14:03.317 Go home, Sergeant. 01:14:03.360 --> 01:14:05.237 Good night, sir. 01:14:13.480 --> 01:14:18.270 "The failure of the Bradley to incorporate even the most elementary safeguards 01:14:18.320 --> 01:14:22.632 "to protect the troops inside raises questions about the integrity." 01:14:24.840 --> 01:14:28.389 "The manner in which the vaporifics tests were carried out 01:14:28.440 --> 01:14:33.195 "suggests either negligence or a failure in the chain of command." 01:14:33.240 --> 01:14:37.677 "Had any troops been inside the vehicle, as it is currently configured, 01:14:37.720 --> 01:14:41.110 "they would have been killed by toxic fumes, flames 01:14:41.160 --> 01:14:45.711 "or by the overpressure created by the expanding gas in the compartment." 01:14:47.200 --> 01:14:52.194 "And as a result of manifest deficiencies in every area, 01:14:52.240 --> 01:14:53.639 "this office..." 01:14:53.680 --> 01:14:58.549 "As a result of manifest deficiencies, this office is advising the immediate necessity 01:14:58.600 --> 01:15:02.559 "of live fire-testing under combat conditions"! 01:15:02.600 --> 01:15:05.672 - Rewrite it! - Sir? 01:15:05.720 --> 01:15:09.633 Rewrite the fucking piece of garbage so it smells like a rose! 01:15:09.680 --> 01:15:12.478 Jesus Christ! 01:15:15.200 --> 01:15:17.191 "The Bradley test standards 01:15:17.240 --> 01:15:21.199 "have been consistently altered 01:15:21.240 --> 01:15:23.674 "in extreme ways. 01:15:25.400 --> 01:15:29.678 "The Bradley tests have been extremely consistent. 01:15:31.160 --> 01:15:33.594 "They have altered 01:15:33.640 --> 01:15:35.631 "the standards 01:15:35.680 --> 01:15:38.148 "for testing. 01:15:46.000 --> 01:15:50.755 "Test after test has revealed design flaws in the Bradley. 01:16:00.160 --> 01:16:02.515 "The marginalised optimal performance data..." 01:16:02.560 --> 01:16:04.994 "The marginalised optimal performance data 01:16:05.040 --> 01:16:10.160 "suggests no vaporific shift at this time." 01:16:10.200 --> 01:16:15.149 Ha-ha-ha! That's brilliant, Lieutenant, that's abso-fucking-lutely brilliant. 01:16:15.800 --> 01:16:17.677 Thank you, sir. 01:16:17.720 --> 01:16:20.359 - But, sir... - What? 01:16:22.320 --> 01:16:24.880 What does it mean? 01:16:24.920 --> 01:16:27.832 What do you mean, what does it mean? You wrote it. 01:16:32.200 --> 01:16:34.191 - Afternoon, sir. - Good afternoon. 01:16:34.240 --> 01:16:39.075 "The Bradley tests have been extremely consistent." 01:16:39.120 --> 01:16:42.430 This thing is exactly the opposite of what you wrote. 01:16:42.480 --> 01:16:44.118 How can they do that? 01:16:44.160 --> 01:16:46.628 They're playing by the book, Sergeant, 01:16:46.680 --> 01:16:48.636 and so am I. 01:16:50.080 --> 01:16:51.877 Paper cuts... 01:16:53.680 --> 01:16:55.557 vicious paper cuts. 01:17:08.440 --> 01:17:13.195 "The characterisation in your report is at best a serious misunderstanding 01:17:13.240 --> 01:17:17.916 "of the testing procedures on a vehicle as flawed as the Bradley. 01:17:17.960 --> 01:17:21.191 "As noted in my original report, the integrity..." 01:17:22.120 --> 01:17:25.669 Jesus Christ! Who did this fucking thing go to? 01:17:25.720 --> 01:17:28.837 The distribution page listed 198 names. 01:17:28.880 --> 01:17:32.190 Court-martial the son of a bitch! Lock him up now! 01:17:32.240 --> 01:17:34.629 - We can't. - We sure as hell can! 01:17:34.680 --> 01:17:37.592 Burton's report was classified, it was sent to you, 01:17:37.640 --> 01:17:39.835 you revised it and sent it back to him. 01:17:39.880 --> 01:17:41.950 He wrote a memo on your revision 01:17:42.000 --> 01:17:46.357 which can be sent to anyone remotely involved with the Bradley. 01:17:46.400 --> 01:17:48.709 In this case, 198 people. 01:17:50.840 --> 01:17:52.956 I will fucking kill him. 01:17:53.000 --> 01:17:56.788 I will fillet him, draw and quarter him, stick his head in a vice. 01:17:56.840 --> 01:18:00.276 We can't touch him, sir. It's by the book. 01:18:00.320 --> 01:18:04.359 Then you find something in that book that'll help me fry the son of a bitch! 01:18:04.400 --> 01:18:05.799 What? 01:18:07.520 --> 01:18:10.273 Sir, the Washington Post is on the phone. 01:18:11.760 --> 01:18:16.072 That was fast. Leaks don't usually get to them till after lunch. 01:18:17.480 --> 01:18:21.075 Yes. No, we cannot comment on that right now. 01:18:21.120 --> 01:18:22.712 Yes? 01:18:22.760 --> 01:18:25.354 No, he cannot comment on that. 01:18:25.400 --> 01:18:29.757 I'm sorry, but under military rules, I'm unable to comment. 01:18:29.800 --> 01:18:31.597 I... I can't comment. 01:18:32.640 --> 01:18:35.154 No. No, no comment. 01:18:36.320 --> 01:18:38.595 Sorry, goodbye. 01:18:38.640 --> 01:18:41.438 I'm getting lockjaw from not saying anything. 01:18:41.480 --> 01:18:43.630 (Phone) 01:18:44.800 --> 01:18:46.199 Burton. 01:18:46.240 --> 01:18:49.198 I... I can't comment. 01:18:51.160 --> 01:18:53.515 Is there anything I can comment on? 01:18:55.000 --> 01:18:56.831 Well, yes. 01:18:57.600 --> 01:19:02.628 I've just received orders that I am to report for duty in... Alaska. 01:19:03.680 --> 01:19:07.036 Alaska is a prestige posting, Senator. 01:19:07.080 --> 01:19:10.436 (Chuckles) No, no, no, I assure you that memo of his 01:19:10.480 --> 01:19:13.790 had nothing to do with his being transferred. 01:19:13.840 --> 01:19:18.231 Senator, I'm sorry, I've just been informed Secretary Weinberger is on the other line. 01:19:18.280 --> 01:19:21.795 I'll get right back to you. I promise, thank you. 01:19:21.840 --> 01:19:25.515 Sir, Weinberger is on two, line one is the Times. 01:19:25.560 --> 01:19:28.313 Three is the Wall Street Journal, four is Newsweek, 01:19:28.360 --> 01:19:32.114 line five is the House Armed Services Committee. 01:19:32.160 --> 01:19:34.116 What do they want? 01:19:37.000 --> 01:19:40.834 Hearings, sir. On the Bradley. 01:20:01.720 --> 01:20:03.711 (Shouting) 01:20:06.440 --> 01:20:08.954 (Shouting) 01:20:35.400 --> 01:20:37.356 (Gavel bangs) 01:20:40.600 --> 01:20:41.999 Alaska? 01:20:45.960 --> 01:20:48.952 - What? - I said Alaska, General. 01:20:51.440 --> 01:20:54.477 As I said in my opening remarks, Madam Chairman, 01:20:54.520 --> 01:20:58.195 a lot of things have to come together to create teamwork. 01:20:59.040 --> 01:21:03.636 - Good old-fashioned teamwork. - Yes, you told us, General. 01:21:03.680 --> 01:21:06.956 And Colonel Burton's not a team player, 01:21:07.000 --> 01:21:09.560 he's a rogue operator. 01:21:09.600 --> 01:21:12.034 I'm not a name-caller, Madam Chairman. 01:21:12.080 --> 01:21:16.039 But if you wish to make that connection, that would be your choice, not mine. 01:21:16.080 --> 01:21:18.116 Did you ever say to Colonel Burton 01:21:18.160 --> 01:21:23.234 "If I get one more call from the Hill about your, uh, expletive deleted, reports, 01:21:23.280 --> 01:21:25.555 "you'll be sitting on your brains"? 01:21:25.600 --> 01:21:29.434 - Does that sound like me, sir? - Answer the question, General, please. 01:21:29.480 --> 01:21:32.995 I don't remember saying it. Not that I wasn't provoked. 01:21:34.320 --> 01:21:38.393 Two witnesses testified that you said those words to Colonel Burton 01:21:38.440 --> 01:21:40.590 outside the Pentagon pharmacy. 01:21:40.640 --> 01:21:43.313 I have visited the pharmacy. 01:21:43.360 --> 01:21:46.318 Quite a bit lately for antacids. 01:21:46.360 --> 01:21:48.669 (Laughter) 01:21:48.720 --> 01:21:52.759 But I would never say anything like that to anyone. 01:21:53.400 --> 01:21:55.675 Let alone a fellow officer. 01:21:55.720 --> 01:21:59.269 But what about your antagonism towards Colonel Burton? 01:21:59.320 --> 01:22:02.915 It's his report that I don't approve of. 01:22:03.920 --> 01:22:09.517 Colonel Burton's report is fallacious, misinformed, and accusatory. 01:22:09.560 --> 01:22:15.635 And I have no use for an officer who is more interested in grabbing headlines 01:22:15.680 --> 01:22:18.240 than he is in defending this country. 01:22:22.080 --> 01:22:23.991 I thought he was in Anchorage. 01:22:27.760 --> 01:22:30.877 Madam Chairman, Colonel Burton's here. 01:22:31.800 --> 01:22:34.553 The committee would like to call as witness 01:22:34.600 --> 01:22:37.990 Colonel James G Burton, United States Air Force. 01:22:39.240 --> 01:22:42.550 - Madam Chairman. - Yes, General? 01:22:42.600 --> 01:22:47.276 Under the rules of military conduct, no man can appear at these hearings 01:22:47.320 --> 01:22:50.915 without the express order of his commanding officer. 01:22:50.960 --> 01:22:54.475 Unfortunately, General De Grasso is on a tour in Germany. 01:22:54.520 --> 01:22:58.752 General De Grasso has not ordered Colonel Burton to testify. 01:22:58.800 --> 01:23:03.590 You're quite right, but as Colonel Burton has been transferred to Alaska, 01:23:03.640 --> 01:23:06.916 he's no longer under General De Grasso's command. 01:23:06.960 --> 01:23:08.951 Am I correct? 01:23:35.480 --> 01:23:39.678 (Chairman) Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth 01:23:39.720 --> 01:23:41.915 - so help you God? - I do. 01:23:42.720 --> 01:23:46.872 Looks like you've stirred up a hornet's nest, Colonel. 01:23:46.920 --> 01:23:49.195 It was never my intention, ma'am. 01:23:49.240 --> 01:23:51.151 What was your intention? 01:23:52.680 --> 01:23:55.831 Simply to do the job I was assigned to do. 01:23:58.760 --> 01:24:04.118 (Burton) The Army test reports do not make the possibility of casualties a top priority. 01:24:04.160 --> 01:24:08.438 In fact, General Partridge's report on the Bradley 01:24:08.480 --> 01:24:11.153 doesn't even mention the word casualty, 01:24:11.200 --> 01:24:12.918 not once. 01:24:12.960 --> 01:24:18.990 I came to the conclusion that what was required was a live-fire test. 01:24:19.040 --> 01:24:22.316 I requested such a test, repeatedly. 01:24:22.840 --> 01:24:26.879 - Did you get that test? - No, ma'am, I did not. 01:24:26.920 --> 01:24:28.319 Why not? 01:24:28.360 --> 01:24:32.433 I wanted more realism than Army testing was accustomed to providing. 01:24:32.480 --> 01:24:34.948 - You want realism? - (Gavel bangs) 01:24:35.000 --> 01:24:37.150 General, you are out of order! 01:24:37.200 --> 01:24:41.432 Madam Chairman, in the interest of resolving some of these issues, 01:24:41.480 --> 01:24:43.710 I'd like to say something. 01:24:44.760 --> 01:24:46.751 Please be brief, General. 01:24:47.640 --> 01:24:49.631 Of course. 01:24:51.560 --> 01:24:56.793 Colonel Burton wants more realism, so let's talk about the real world. 01:24:56.840 --> 01:25:00.276 The real world has enemies in it. 01:25:01.160 --> 01:25:05.551 There are forces at work, even now as we speak 01:25:05.600 --> 01:25:11.596 with one objective in mind - the destruction of this country. 01:25:12.600 --> 01:25:16.878 We must not, we will not allow those forces to prevail, 01:25:16.920 --> 01:25:20.959 for if we do, you can be certain that you and I, 01:25:21.000 --> 01:25:25.152 and everyone else will never again enjoy the luxury 01:25:25.200 --> 01:25:28.397 of meeting in this building to debate anything! 01:25:28.440 --> 01:25:32.353 As I said at the outset, we are in the business of winning. 01:25:33.320 --> 01:25:35.914 That takes teamwork. 01:25:39.640 --> 01:25:43.997 General, the teamwork you so prize, I take it it was in full force 01:25:44.040 --> 01:25:46.838 during the development of the Bradley? 01:25:46.880 --> 01:25:48.472 Textbook! 01:25:49.480 --> 01:25:53.075 Perhaps you'd like to tell us how much has been spent so far 01:25:53.120 --> 01:25:55.588 to develop the Bradley? 01:25:55.640 --> 01:25:57.631 How much? 01:25:57.680 --> 01:26:00.399 Well, you have the figures, don't you? 01:26:00.440 --> 01:26:02.158 Of course. 01:26:40.800 --> 01:26:42.199 14. 01:26:43.240 --> 01:26:45.629 - More or less. - 14. 01:26:46.280 --> 01:26:49.670 - 14. - Million? 01:26:50.480 --> 01:26:52.038 Bill... ion. 01:26:55.000 --> 01:26:57.150 What did you say, General? 01:27:00.120 --> 01:27:01.519 Billion. 01:27:01.560 --> 01:27:04.199 (Shocked murmuring) 01:27:04.960 --> 01:27:07.633 Billion... with a B? 01:27:09.520 --> 01:27:11.590 With a B. 01:27:12.520 --> 01:27:17.435 $14 billion for designing one armoured vehicle? 01:27:21.000 --> 01:27:22.956 That's one way of looking at it. 01:27:23.000 --> 01:27:24.877 Of taxpayers' money. 01:27:25.920 --> 01:27:29.708 We are all taxpayers, after all. We're in this together. 01:27:30.240 --> 01:27:33.357 General, how many years has this programme been running? 01:27:39.520 --> 01:27:42.990 Bear with me, just a moment. 01:27:43.040 --> 01:27:45.554 Um... er... 01:27:47.000 --> 01:27:48.592 Let me... Ah. 01:27:49.520 --> 01:27:51.875 Let's see. 12, 15... 01:27:53.880 --> 01:27:56.553 - 17. - What? 01:27:58.200 --> 01:28:00.031 17. 01:28:01.240 --> 01:28:03.708 Which is evidence... 01:28:05.200 --> 01:28:08.829 of the enormous care my team takes 01:28:08.880 --> 01:28:14.318 in the development of every weapons system undertaken by the Pentagon. 01:28:16.640 --> 01:28:18.392 Hm. 01:28:18.440 --> 01:28:20.112 17 years. 01:28:21.720 --> 01:28:26.669 $14 billion of the taxpayers' money. 01:28:26.720 --> 01:28:30.269 General, I think it's time the American public 01:28:30.320 --> 01:28:34.438 gets the live-fire test that Colonel Burton wants. 01:28:42.400 --> 01:28:45.710 - Tomorrow's the big day, sir. - Uh-huh. 01:28:47.440 --> 01:28:49.431 I'll tell you one thing. 01:28:49.480 --> 01:28:53.632 Every damn one of these nuts and bolts has been taken off and put back on again. 01:28:58.040 --> 01:29:00.952 This wouldn't be flame retardant, would it? 01:29:02.160 --> 01:29:05.391 You think they made the men trick this whole thing up? 01:29:06.640 --> 01:29:08.949 It wouldn't surprise me. 01:29:09.000 --> 01:29:10.592 Not a bit. 01:29:22.680 --> 01:29:24.079 Room, attention. 01:29:26.960 --> 01:29:28.678 At ease, gentlemen. 01:29:32.920 --> 01:29:34.911 Looks like you've been working hard. 01:29:39.000 --> 01:29:41.036 - Corporal. - Sir? 01:29:41.080 --> 01:29:43.150 Let me have one of those M-16s. 01:29:46.960 --> 01:29:48.996 I wanna tell you a story. 01:29:50.320 --> 01:29:52.311 You got a problem with that, Sergeant? 01:29:54.200 --> 01:29:56.156 No, sir. 01:29:56.200 --> 01:29:59.510 About a year ago, I went to the veterans' hospital 01:29:59.560 --> 01:30:02.518 to visit a friend of mine from my flying days. 01:30:03.760 --> 01:30:07.309 Only I took a wrong turn when I got off the elevator. 01:30:07.360 --> 01:30:10.477 Now, when I look back on it, 01:30:10.520 --> 01:30:12.875 I think I was meant to go down that corridor. 01:30:14.440 --> 01:30:17.079 Cos that's where I met Phil. 01:30:20.680 --> 01:30:23.114 Thank you, Corporal. 01:30:23.160 --> 01:30:26.789 - But, sir... - Let me finish, Dalton. 01:30:28.560 --> 01:30:32.872 I want to pass on something I learned about the M-16 from Phil. 01:30:32.920 --> 01:30:36.151 You all know the M-16 better than I do. 01:30:36.200 --> 01:30:39.909 A lot of you used it in Vietnam. But you were lucky. 01:30:41.520 --> 01:30:43.317 In the early days of that war, 01:30:43.360 --> 01:30:47.831 they sent guys off to fight with M-16s that jammed in combat. 01:30:47.880 --> 01:30:53.273 A little bit of dust, a little bit of rain, and the gun was useless. 01:30:54.520 --> 01:30:57.956 Maybe those early M-16s weren't tested properly. 01:30:58.000 --> 01:31:00.150 Maybe somebody somewhere was more worried 01:31:00.200 --> 01:31:04.432 about a production schedule or a promotion 01:31:04.480 --> 01:31:08.393 than he was about those grunts in some faraway jungle, 01:31:08.440 --> 01:31:12.035 who might end up with their stomachs in their hands. 01:31:16.320 --> 01:31:19.869 But you don't know anyone that happened to, do you? 01:31:19.920 --> 01:31:23.310 No. I'm sure not. 01:31:23.360 --> 01:31:25.476 Otherwise you'd be out there right now 01:31:25.520 --> 01:31:30.116 making sure that that Bradley is exactly - and I mean exactly - 01:31:30.160 --> 01:31:34.597 the way it would be under normal combat conditions. 01:31:34.640 --> 01:31:38.792 With some of your buddies riding inside, guys like Phil. 01:31:38.840 --> 01:31:44.472 Only Phil has been in a coma for the last 20 years. 01:31:44.520 --> 01:31:48.752 Since the day his M-16 jammed somewhere outside of Vinh Long. 01:31:51.480 --> 01:31:54.153 But hell, you don't know the guy. 01:31:57.000 --> 01:31:58.399 Or anybody like him. 01:32:01.280 --> 01:32:02.793 Right? 01:32:08.920 --> 01:32:11.229 (Subdued chatter) 01:32:48.600 --> 01:32:51.034 (Chatter) 01:32:53.560 --> 01:32:56.028 Sir? 01:32:56.080 --> 01:32:58.435 Over here! 01:33:05.720 --> 01:33:08.109 - General! - Good morning, sir. 01:33:08.160 --> 01:33:10.958 - Everything all right? - Fine, sir, just fine. 01:33:17.880 --> 01:33:20.678 Keep coming. Keep coming. Keep coming. 01:33:20.720 --> 01:33:23.393 A little more. Keep coming. Keep coming. 01:33:23.440 --> 01:33:25.431 - Sergeant. - Sir. 01:33:28.360 --> 01:33:30.828 - Everything all right, Sergeant? - Fine, sir. 01:33:39.960 --> 01:33:41.518 - Thank you. - Welcome, sir. 01:33:41.560 --> 01:33:43.391 Welcome, Sergeant. 01:33:50.160 --> 01:33:53.391 Jeez. Looks like some party. 01:34:00.120 --> 01:34:02.315 Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. 01:34:03.040 --> 01:34:04.553 Thank you. 01:34:05.360 --> 01:34:09.273 Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished members of Congress. 01:34:09.320 --> 01:34:13.632 I think it's fair to say that you'll be seeing enough from this test 01:34:13.680 --> 01:34:17.912 to give you the basis once and for all to form your own conclusion 01:34:17.960 --> 01:34:22.670 about the sort of systemic excellence we've been pursuing. 01:34:22.720 --> 01:34:24.790 I will be giving the signal shortly. 01:34:24.840 --> 01:34:30.073 When I do, I want you to visualise combat conditions. 01:34:30.120 --> 01:34:34.398 Imagine that the men firing that round are the enemy. 01:34:34.440 --> 01:34:38.718 And that the Bradley, I don't have to tell you... 01:34:38.760 --> 01:34:40.955 the Bradley is on our side. 01:34:41.000 --> 01:34:45.073 Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished members of Congress, 01:34:45.120 --> 01:34:48.192 I give you your Bradley fighting vehicle. 01:34:48.240 --> 01:34:50.595 (Applause and cheering) 01:34:53.760 --> 01:34:56.228 (* Brass band plays) 01:35:04.200 --> 01:35:06.430 (Whistling) 01:35:27.760 --> 01:35:29.751 Can you believe this? 01:35:37.600 --> 01:35:39.830 (Cheering) 01:36:06.960 --> 01:36:08.951 Sergeant. 01:36:09.000 --> 01:36:11.116 Everything's gonna go as planned, isn't it? 01:36:11.160 --> 01:36:13.151 It will go exactly as it should, sir. 01:36:13.200 --> 01:36:15.430 As planned, right? 01:36:15.480 --> 01:36:16.959 Corporal, this is Sergeant Dalton. 01:36:17.000 --> 01:36:20.356 Move the vehicle about five yards forward and then clear out. Over. 01:36:20.400 --> 01:36:21.958 Roger that. 01:36:24.160 --> 01:36:28.438 (Partridge) For your further edification, the Bradley can be fired accurately... 01:36:28.480 --> 01:36:31.790 How much fuel is in those tanks, Sergeant? Just enough to do those manoeuvres? 01:36:31.840 --> 01:36:34.434 No more than it would have if it was in combat, sir. 01:36:34.480 --> 01:36:38.951 (Partridge) Seven TOW missiles fired from a launcher mounted on the left side... 01:36:39.000 --> 01:36:43.073 - And the ammunition inside the Bradley? - Up to spec, sir. 01:36:43.120 --> 01:36:45.111 - Whose specs? - (Partridge) Manoeuvrable, 01:36:45.160 --> 01:36:48.630 - and capable of keeping pace with... - No! No! 01:36:48.680 --> 01:36:53.470 (Partridge) Carrying infantry troops needed to support tank operations, 01:36:53.520 --> 01:36:56.273 more than we have in the test conditions. 01:36:56.320 --> 01:36:58.675 And the hour is at hand. 01:37:00.400 --> 01:37:04.029 All eyes front on the Bradley fighting vehicle. 01:37:04.080 --> 01:37:09.438 The vehicle that will carry our boys to victory for many, many years to come. 01:37:13.560 --> 01:37:15.437 Backblast area clear! 01:37:20.720 --> 01:37:22.233 Fire! 01:37:26.440 --> 01:37:28.590 (Shouts and screams) 01:38:02.640 --> 01:38:04.551 Who's the best, baby? 01:38:04.600 --> 01:38:06.591 Dalton, Granger! 01:38:10.440 --> 01:38:12.908 - Sir. - Sir. 01:38:12.960 --> 01:38:15.713 Could you explain, please? 01:38:17.920 --> 01:38:19.717 We tried to tell you, sir. 01:38:19.760 --> 01:38:23.435 You see, sir, when you gave us that speech last night 01:38:23.480 --> 01:38:26.313 we had already fixed the vehicle back to the way it should be. 01:38:30.600 --> 01:38:32.591 So you were... 01:38:33.760 --> 01:38:36.877 - you were ahead of me. - I don't know about ahead, 01:38:36.920 --> 01:38:40.708 but we've been behind you ever since you fried those mannequins. 01:38:42.200 --> 01:38:46.113 And the sheep, sir. Man, that was epic! 01:38:48.480 --> 01:38:50.630 (Laughter) 01:38:55.400 --> 01:38:58.756 I'm sorry I made you listen to that lecture now, I... 01:38:58.800 --> 01:39:02.076 Sir, you have nothing to apologise for, sir. 01:39:05.320 --> 01:39:07.151 We had you figured wrong. 01:39:07.200 --> 01:39:11.079 The men come first with you, and you proved that. 01:39:11.120 --> 01:39:13.554 It was a hell of a good speech though, sir. 01:39:13.600 --> 01:39:17.149 Any time you want to give another one, you know where to find us. 01:39:18.640 --> 01:39:21.791 Thank you, men. 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