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(Al Dykes) wrote:
ISTR some 60's promotional literature from Picatinny Arsenal showing a jeep-mounted recoilless rifle with a crew of two. It was pointed to the horizon and there was a mushroom cloud. I think they talked about yields down to 1Kt. It reminds me of the proverbial nulcear handgrenade. Is the Davy Crockett what you're looking for? http://www.atomicmuseum.com/tour/coldwar.cfm I recently visited the National Atomic Museum in Albuquerque. (Info from the web site and the tour.) The Davy Crockett was designed as an anti-tank weapon, but wasn't terribly successful. It couldn't penetrate the armor of contemporary tanks on a direct hit, and a tank 50 feet away would still be standing. /------------------------------------------------------------\ | George Ruch | | "Is there life in Clovis after Clovis Man?" | \------------------------------------------------------------/ |
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