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This copy of an old message was delivered to me earlier today.
This is not the first time that I have gotten repeats of ancient messages.
Is there anything I can do to stop this?
Lionel Issen
lissen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "wayne walusiak" <waynewal@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: Metal Storm
>
> > Would a jet have enough load capacity to carry several minutes of ammo?
> No - no fighter jet could do so with the firing rates on taday's cannons.
> They are designed to use a targeting system that fires when the target is
> 'locked' onto, and fires a bunch of shells in a few seconds. You only need
a
> few hits on today's lightweight aircraft to damage one severely.
> re: Wouldn't a smart rocket be better and lighter,
> And it is a shorter range, and not necessarily smaller and lighter than
the
> same weight of cannon shells. The missles are designed to take aircraft
out
> at longer ranges.
> The old days of chivalry are gone. Armies use artillery to destroy
infantry
> before they can close with the other side's infantry.Aircraft shoot other
> aircraft down at 100 miles + so there is no need for 'dogfighting', no one
> on one. You overwhelm with technology and force.
> Wayne
>
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