I'm unsure whether you can still retool an automotive factory to produce war materiel. During WWII Ford automotive plants produced aircraft, but back then the

I'm unsure whether you can still retool an automotive factory to produce war materiel. During WWII Ford automotive plants produced aircraft, but back then the construction techniques needed to build a bomber weren't all together different from a car (think larger engines and chassis). > whether light and heavy armor is actually of military worth in an era of drones and air power is a question I don't have the military training or knowledge to answer. On this point, it obviously depends on what kind of war we're fighting. The British used unarmoured and open top Land Rovers with 50cals mounted on the rear for the first few years in Afghanistan until the government got its act together (they looked cool, but were IED death traps). There's a similar story with the Humvee. Nonetheless, civilian style vehicles had their use.