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  • #91
    Looks an awful lot like a G6.
    I enjoy being wrong too much to change my mind.

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    • #92
      Well, Saddam always had a thing for big guns.

      The vanilla JH-7 was something of a waste (engine supply problems, outdated avionics, crappy payload). The JH-7A is quite capable, though.

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      • #93
        Originally posted by American Empire View Post
        - Maginot line
        - Yamato-class battleships
        - Iraqi Project Babylon
        - US land warrior project
        - US OCIW program
        - Iran's destroyers and frigates
        Land Warrior has proven successful in Iraq and more units have been ordered. Additionally, some of the spin offs (e.g. MICH/ACH) have been fielded Army wide.
        "So little pains do the vulgar take in the investigation of truth, accepting readily the first story that comes to hand." Thucydides 1.20.3

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        • #94
          I thought Land Warrior was a proof of concept technology demonstrator, not an actual deployable system?

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          • #95
            Originally posted by gunnut View Post
            You have a soft spot? I thought you hate everything.
            Well,

            I love WAB

            And San Francisco

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            • #96
              Giants SUCK!!!
              "Only Nixon can go to China." -- Old Vulcan proverb.

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              • #97
                Originally posted by gunnut View Post
                Giants SUCK!!!
                As a Patriots fan I totally concur!!!!
                “Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
                Mark Twain

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                • #98
                  Originally posted by Albany Rifles View Post
                  As a Patriots fan I totally concur!!!!
                  Um, wrong Giants. ;)
                  I enjoy being wrong too much to change my mind.

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                  • #99
                    Originally posted by ArmchairGeneral View Post
                    Um, wrong Giants. ;)

                    I know....just had to vent! I hate the Giants and Dodgers because they both started in New York!
                    “Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
                    Mark Twain

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                    • I vote for the entire FCS program.

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                      • cataphract heavy cavalry

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                        • SDI. Even though they never built it, just the concept was ridiculous for the 1980's.

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                          • I think the laser satellite in space is still pretty sci- fi

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                            • Proyas

                              Originally posted by Proyas View Post
                              SDI. Even though they never built it, just the concept was ridiculous for the 1980's.
                              There was actual benefits to the taxpayer from this program. SDI accounted for 90% of the Federal dollars spent at research universities in the US. Sicne there was little of other funding available SDI actually kept many of the great research institutions afloat for a decade. And a LOT of useful items came from this research...some of which are in use today in defense and industry.
                              “Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
                              Mark Twain

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                              • AH-56 Cheyene...

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