> Despite the 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps proving that the pennyfarthing could move troops twice as fast as horses in 1897, it was only be a few short years bef

> Despite the 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps proving that the pennyfarthing could move troops twice as fast as horses in 1897, it was only be a few short years before the automobile would disrupt the way battles were fought on all fronts, forever changing the face of warfare. Not directly applicable here; but there's a very real sense in which the push for marginal improvements are not worth it when the ground is moving beneath your feet. Investing major resources in improving the implementation of Plan A might really detract from a broader push for a substantially better Plan B.