[RobbyS]

Right on—unfortunately. Why do I think that every third general in the Army ought to be retired tomorrow and not replaced?

[Leisler]

Near the end of the Vietnam war the military did the failed raid on the Son Tay prison camp. The troops had the then fairly new Aimpoint sights. 1970. I got out of the Army in 82/83, so the Aimpoints were around for over ten years, maybe 15. Officially we were not to have, use or practice with them, yet we all went down to the local good old boy civilian gun store and bought one. At the time they were about $150.

I don’t know when Aimpoints, or their equivalents were issued commonly, say around 1990. Maybe some knows. Anyhow, that simple, cheap, factor increasing technology took the Army 20 years. Pathetic.

By the way, the Son Tay raid failed because the planning was too long and the raiders showed up too late. Slowness again was the motto.