[SAMWolf]

Not just hot and hotter but hot and sticky.

[PhilDragoo]

U.S.S. Monimac (DDX)

Northrup Grumman design concept for DDX to incorporate features introduced by U.S.S. Monitor and C.S.S. Virginia (orig. Merrimac).

Low freeboard, sloped, armored sides, gun turrets--the next generation of naval combatant owes much to the March 8, 1862 battle of the ironclads.

War is the impetus for innovation, as Saddam Hussein shall soon bear witness.

Coming his way is a host of novelties, armed drones, EMP weapons, JDAMs from 40,000 feet, and a shiny new BLU-82.

We owe a great debt to the advanced minds behind the naval duel 141 years ago.

Struggling against the constraints of time and supplies, they fielded the weapons of the future.

Note to Saddam: the future is now:

[GailA]

We run from one air conditioner to the next if we have to get out. It gets so hot and sticky you can't hardly breathe.