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Old February 9th 08, 02:38 PM posted to sci.military.naval,rec.aviation.military.naval
Vince
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Default Boeing Awarded Contract For Next-Generation Harpoon Block IIIMissile

Ian MacLure wrote:
Clark wrote in
:

[snip]

Speed kills. Blast kills. How much energy is delivered to the target? That
question is all that matters.


Yup, if you drop a common 30-50lb crowbar from orbit
its going to inflict a world of hurt on whatever it hits
notwithstanding its simply an inert piece of metal.

IBM



a crowbar probably would not hit the ground (ever seen a long thin iron
meteor?)

Vince