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To: risk; spatzie; hookman
I recently had a talk with someone who had earned a purple heart in WWII the old fashioned way; in other words, he almost died from his wounds. We got onto the topic of the Alamo, and he said, "Live to fight another day if you can. But still, every patriot longs to have been there at least once in his life."

Even taking along a piece of advanced modern weaponry and all the ammunition I could manage to carry, I doubt that one more body more or less would have made that much of a difference. And yet, if the opportunity would come my way, I'd go.

That leads to the interesting mental pushups of choosing the right tool for the job, one with enough range and power to get the work done with a single shot so as not to interfere with the acquisition and service of the next of the thousands of targets, yet with ammunition of minimal bulk allowing the carry of several thousand rounds of ammo. But then maybe, given what's immediately available, that might not be the smartest pick.



78 posted on 03/20/2004 1:32:46 AM PST by archy (Concrete shoes, cyanide, TNT! Done dirt cheap! Neckties, contracts, high voltage...Done dirt cheap!)
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To: archy
Another couple of volunteers should carry these goodies...

"SAW"

"MAAWS"

Range Finder

Night Vision Binoculars

79 posted on 03/20/2004 3:35:54 AM PST by risk
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