His plan hinged on fielding a new family of 20-ton land vehicles, fleets of which would be networked over the battlefield. Each “Future Combat System” would punch like a 70-ton M1 Abrams tank and yet possess far greater tactical mobility and strategic deployability. The implication was that, with this “system of systems” approach, the Army would be able to rush its forces to virtually any hot spot and prosecute any type of conflict.