To: SandRat; TigerLikesRooster
Many Iraqis, especially the bad guys, get distressed while watching a CROWS turret being exercised by some video game addict inside the vehicle. That's because the most noticeable part of CROWS, as it swivels and "looks" around, is the machine-gun. Many Iraqis don't even recognize the vidcam and other sensors. They think the machine-gun is, well, sort of R2D2 with a bad attitude and a license to kill. Meanwhile, inside vehicles like the Stryker, the troops do feel like they are in another world. The Stryker is air conditioned, well equipped with electronics (including a sound system you can plug an iPod into) and a lot nicer than the nastiness outside.
Good God - the future is now...
67 posted on
12/13/2008 7:13:39 PM PST by
GOPJ
(Perverse incentives birth nasty unintended consequences.)
To: GOPJ
geeeezee... all that’s missing is a lav to well... you know and a Mircrowave to pop popcorn.
84 posted on
12/14/2008 6:46:36 AM PST by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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