Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Wars have historically been fought and lost due to the ability of its soldiers and generals, but modern warfare has a far greater emphasis on military equipment than probably ever before, so today you can literally out blast your opponent depending on the circumstances of the terrain etc and generally win.

So if we now have soldiers' families wanting to sue the military because of faulty equipment where does it end. I mean if somebody's tank blows up in a warzone who's to blame, who's to blame if somebody's parachute doesn't open, who's to blame if somebody's vehicle goes over a mine and even more importantly those that die from friendly fire?

When you therefore start adding "Duty of Care" into all this, the whole thing becomes a farce and makes you realize that these troops should've stayed at home in the first place.