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To: U S Army EOD
Morning EOD

If you want to see a smaller of version of this, behold the RPG 7 which is exactly a rocket assisted, recoiless laucher.

I could never figure out why we never developed a decent equivalent to the RPG.

42 posted on 07/20/2004 7:37:08 AM PDT by SAMWolf (This tagline does not require Micro$oft Windows.)
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To: SAMWolf

Because the 90mm Recoiless is a better weapon. Of course we had the LAW and what ever replaced it.

If you are armed with an RPG then that is about all you can carry. With a LAW, everyone can carry one or two. If you want a dedicated weapon, you had the 90mm Recoiless.

When we went to the TOW and Dragon, we got rid of the 106mm and 90mm. This took away a cheap HE shell for the infrantry. We still could develop a laucher or missle that could be used with the 106mm or 90mm recoiless and give a cheap shell to shoot at cheap targets.


44 posted on 07/20/2004 7:45:11 AM PDT by U S Army EOD (John Kerry, the mother of all flip floppers.)
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