Force multipliers cost more.

Costs of outfitting soldiers spirals up

"In the 1940s, a GI went to war with little more than a uniform, weapon, helmet, bedroll and canteen. He carried some 35 pounds of gear that cost $170 in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars, according to Army figures."

"Between 2012 and 2014, officials want troops to have head-to-toe protection, a weapon that can shoot around corners so soldiers don't have to expose themselves to their enemy and a helmet-mounted 1.5-inch computer screen showing maps of the battlefield."

It also reduces the Fog of War, allows for small units to call in artillery/air strikes w/ GPS pinpoint accuracy, recieve evacs w/i less than an hour, and fight in nearly any environment, day or night.

I'm one who wants all the Western Union Telegrams to be delivered to the other side.