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On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 11:44:42 +0900, "Ragnar"
wrote: Admittedly, you are no expert. Neither am I, but the question I have is: How often is the gun used to strafe ground targets in the first place? If the gun isn't used much, there isn't much point to wasting the space/weight, is there? Well, considering they're working on a 100KW laser for the plane, if they get it to work, the gun will become obsolete. Eric Pinnell (Author, "Steel Rain", "Claws of The Dragon", "The Omega File") For a preview, see: http://www.ericpinnell.com/books/previews.shtml |
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In article , Eric Pinnell see
my web site wrote: On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 11:44:42 +0900, "Ragnar" wrote: Admittedly, you are no expert. Neither am I, but the question I have is: How often is the gun used to strafe ground targets in the first place? If the gun isn't used much, there isn't much point to wasting the space/weight, is there? Well, considering they're working on a 100KW laser for the plane, if they get it to work, the gun will become obsolete. If they get the laser to work, missiles will probably be obsolete, too. -- Harry Andreas Engineering raconteur |
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"Harry Andreas" wrote in message ... In article , Eric Pinnell see my web site wrote: On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 11:44:42 +0900, "Ragnar" wrote: Admittedly, you are no expert. Neither am I, but the question I have is: How often is the gun used to strafe ground targets in the first place? If the gun isn't used much, there isn't much point to wasting the space/weight, is there? Well, considering they're working on a 100KW laser for the plane, if they get it to work, the gun will become obsolete. If they get the laser to work, missiles will probably be obsolete, too. Down low, missiles will probably keep a significant range advantage for a while. |
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Thanks for all the great info everyone.
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