To: jackbill
"...Our Patriot missiles can knock down a missile, but nothing could stop the artillery..." YET
136 posted on
04/14/2003 3:05:10 PM PDT by
Ursus arctos horribilis
("It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!" Emiliano Zapata 1879-1919)
To: Ursus arctos horribilis
nothing could stop the artillery There was a laser test a few months ago. Developmental. They did indeed hit an artillery shell in flight and it either broke up or detonated right there.
146 posted on
04/14/2003 3:22:12 PM PDT by
RightWhale
(Theorems link concepts; proofs establish links)
To: Ursus arctos horribilis
"...Our Patriot missiles can knock down a missile, but nothing could stop the artillery..." YET We are not about to use several million dollar Patriot missiles to shoot down tens of thousands of $100 artillery shells. There are some things that even we can't afford.
To: Ursus arctos horribilis
Watch the reruns of "Mail Call" on the History Channel. We are creating AAA which is "smart" that can intercept incoming artillery shells. It is some awesome s***.
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209 posted on
04/14/2003 7:19:10 PM PDT by
Beck_isright
("QUAGMIRE" - French word for "unable to find anyone to surrender to")
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