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The A,-v is in the midst of its third at-
tempt :n the last c ,aoe to 0 ', oe0-
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for re..sons of cost. (See pp. 2 a r J9..
Irprcveronts i. ant4-tin: weapons .ave maoe
tanks more vulneraoie tna in tho past Et.ver
so. r'sr militar-. stratecsts naintan tln%
the tauk is S-tUI an.. efetiae assault we-
pon, :ne beust anti-tanK :coa-on . and a crt --
ca ill'stt umL.:t n convert 4naul lan'] ,tIarfare
(See ch. 1.)
More vcrtinent considerations are the nu.-
cent, cs'erationai capaa!!it,s, a-t! cost>
0f tks t-) u- procured; tlc. r effective
mix w ith oti.cr capons; and the need ;or
standardization of weapons systems among
North Atlantic Treaty Organization members.
in Ju B.- 1976 the Secretary of Defense is
C :ednled to aecice whether the ne, tank,
the XN-I, should advance into the next phase
of developsant. (See ch. 5. )
GAO recognizts the desirability of maintain-
ing a develo~ment program at a reasonable
rate of prcgress. Although the performance
of the XM-i acainst the stated requirements
is known from recent prototype testing, GAO
helieves the Armry is perraitt-n- the Xx--)
prora- to proceea on the basis of incom-
plete a-d inc, Pn csive nformat'on concern-
inq trc -der issues.
For .xample:
--Arcy cost-effectiveness studies have not
cCr.sioered whether a qualitative improve-
ment in the main battle tank, or the
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