A friend of mine spent two years in Afghanistan—mostly on various fire bases. I remember him telling me about this piece of equipment they used to operate with

A friend of mine spent two years in Afghanistan—mostly on various fire bases. I remember him telling me about this piece of equipment they used to operate with this $10k controller that everyone hated. One of the bases figured out that they could use an Xbox controller. All the operators preferred using that. Obviously, it is easier to get a replacement Xbox controller to a US base than a lost submarine—so the circumstances are different. But sometimes off the shelf parts are the best option.